The workshop provides an introduction to therapeutic ultrasound in medicine with three lectures and two hands on lab sessions. The lectures give an introduces the three modes of action, namely thermal ablation, hyperthermia, and histotripsy as well as characterization of ultrasound fields and MR-based thermometry. In particular, the function and work of the clinical Sonalleve® MR-HIFU system will be explained and demonstrated.
In two parallel lab sessions, participants will have the opportunity to atttend a demonstration of MR-guided HIFU system and learn more about ultrasound field characterization methods.
Location:
University Hospital of Cologne
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne
Building 70 (CIO building), Seminar room 3&4
https://www.uk-koeln.de/uniklinik-koeln/lageplan-anfahrt/
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This workshop is a hands-on demonstration of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU). The participants will get a chance to prepare their own sample and to perform a thermal HIFU treatment on it under MRI guidance. Finally, the samples will be retrieved and the effect of HIFU on tissue can be examined first hand.
This workshop offers hands on experience with the optical setup (Schlierensystem) suitable to visualize an ultrasound field. Participants will use the system for experiments to visualize the HIFU focus and perform histotripsy experiments. Further demonstration include the bouyancy balance and hydrophone setups to characterize ultrasound fields.