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Controllable in vivo hyperthermia effect induced by pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound with low duty cycles

Controllable in vivo hyperthermia effect induced by pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound with low duty cycles APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Tu, J., Hwang, J. H., Chen, T., Fan, T., Guo, X., Crum, L. A., Zhang, D. 2012; 101 (12)

Abstract

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-induced hyperthermia is a promising tool for cancer therapy. Three-dimensional nonlinear acoustic-bioheat transfer-blood flow-coupling model simulations and in vivo thermocouple measurements were performed to study hyperthermia effects in rabbit auricular vein exposed to pulsed HIFU (pHIFU) at varied duty cycles (DCs). pHIFU-induced temperature elevations are shown to increase with increasing DC. A critical DC of 6.9% is estimated for temperature at distal vessel wall exceeding 44?°C, although different tissue depths and inclusions could affect the DC threshold. The results demonstrate clinic potentials of achieving controllable hyperthermia by adjusting pHIFU DCs, while minimizing perivascular thermal injury.

View details for DOI 10.1063/1.4754113

View details for Web of Science ID 000309425700105

View details for PubMedID 23112347