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Hifu application with feedback control using bubble detection

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AU2001240110A1
AU2001240110A1 AU2001240110A AU4011001A AU2001240110A1 AU 2001240110 A1 AU2001240110 A1 AU 2001240110A1 AU 2001240110 A AU2001240110 A AU 2001240110A AU 4011001 A AU4011001 A AU 4011001A AU 2001240110 A1 AU2001240110 A1 AU 2001240110A1
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feedback control
bubble detection
hifu application
hifu
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David E. Acker
Patrick David Lopath
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Transurgical Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61NELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N7/02Localised ultrasound hyperthermia
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08Clinical applications
    • A61B8/0833Clinical applications involving detecting or locating foreign bodies or organic structures

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AU2001240110A 2000-03-09 2001-03-08 Hifu application with feedback control using bubble detection Abandoned AU2001240110A1 (en)

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