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Table 1 Approaches to FUS control systems with motion compensation

From: A focused ultrasound treatment system for moving targets (part I): generic system design and in-silico first-stage evaluation

Reference (year)

Group/principal investigators

Tracking source

Prediction

FUS control

Validation

Pernot et al. [20] (2004)

Fink, Tanter

3D US-based tracking (using elements of the therapeutic probe), 10-50 Hz

No

Steered (10-50 Hz)

Ex-vivo

Marquet et al. [19] (2011)

Fink, Tanter

3D US-based tracking (using elements of the therapeutic probe), 10 Hz

No

Steered, spiral (10 Hz)

Ex-vivo, in-vivo pig

de Senneville et al. [21] (2007)

Moonen

MR image-based registration (correlation with motion atlas)

2 s delay compensation using pre-treatment analysis of periodic motions (average period Fourier decomposition)

Steered

Ex-vivo (phantom moved by motor)

Ries et al. [22] (2010)

Moonen

2D MR with prospective slice tracking using pencil-beam navigator; 2D optical flow on GPU

3D Kalman-predictor for trajectory anticipation (<114 ms latency compensation)

Steered (>10 Hz)

Ex-vivo, in-vivo pigs

de Senneville et al. [23] (2011)

Moonen

MR (10 Hz), optical flow

Learning motion pattern during preparation

Steered

Hyperthermia, ex-vivo, in-vivo pigs

Quesson et al. [24] (2011)

Moonen

5-slice MR (2.5 Hz)

Not reported

Not reported

In-vivo pig

Holbrook et al. [25] (2014)

Pauly

Respiratory bellow

Look-up table generated in preparation step

32 target presets

Ex-vivo, in-vivo pig

Auboiroux et al. [26] (2012)

Salomir

MR compatible US imaging (≥ 20 Hz), optical flow tracking, 2D

No

Steered (8 Hz), single- and multi-focus

Ex-vivo (ventilator-driven balloon)

Celicanin et al. [27] (2014)

Salomir

MR, 1D pencil-beam navigator (80 ms update)

No

Steered (max 20 Hz)

Ex-vivo, in-vivo sheep

  1. The work of Marquet et al. [19] is the only one addressing both motion compensation and transcostal sonication (using binarized apodization)