Real time control of high intensity focused ultrasound using magnetic resonance imaging
First Claim
1. A medical apparatus comprising:
- a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system configured to generate focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating a target volume of a subject;
a magnetic resonance imaging system configured to acquire magnetic resonance data from an imaging zone, wherein the target volume is within the imaging zone; and
a processor configured to control the medical apparatus using executable instructions stored in a non-transitory memory, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to repeatedly;
acquire the magnetic resonance data in real time using the magnetic resonance imaging system;
control the sonication of the target volume by controlling the HIFU system to generate focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating, in real time using the magnetic resonance data, the magnetic resonance data comprising subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data, using at least the subsampled magnetic resonance data as a control parameter for controlling the sonication of the target volume, wherein the magnetic resonance imaging system acquires the subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data in an interleaved fashion, and wherein the subsampled magnetic resonance data is subsampled in comparison to the image magnetic resonance data and acquired more rapidly than the image magnetic resonance data; and
control the reconstruction of the magnetic resonance image using the image magnetic resonance data.
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Abstract
A medical apparatus (300, 400, 500) comprises a high intensity focused ultrasound system (322) configured for sonicating a target volume (340) of a subject (318). The medical apparatus further comprises a magnetic resonance imaging system (302) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (356, 358, 360, 368, 374) from an imaging zone (308). The treatment volume is within the imaging zone. The medical apparatus further comprises a memory (352) containing machine executable, a control module (382, 402) for controlling the sonication of the target volume using the magnetic resonance data as a control parameter, and a processor (346). Execution of the instructions causes the processor to repeatedly acquire (102, 202) magnetic resonance data in real time using the magnetic resonance imaging system and control (104, 206) sonication of the target volume by the high intensity focused ultrasound system in real time using the sonication control module and the magnetic resonance data.
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16 Claims
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1. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system configured to generate focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating a target volume of a subject; a magnetic resonance imaging system configured to acquire magnetic resonance data from an imaging zone, wherein the target volume is within the imaging zone; and a processor configured to control the medical apparatus using executable instructions stored in a non-transitory memory, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to repeatedly; acquire the magnetic resonance data in real time using the magnetic resonance imaging system; control the sonication of the target volume by controlling the HIFU system to generate focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating, in real time using the magnetic resonance data, the magnetic resonance data comprising subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data, using at least the subsampled magnetic resonance data as a control parameter for controlling the sonication of the target volume, wherein the magnetic resonance imaging system acquires the subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data in an interleaved fashion, and wherein the subsampled magnetic resonance data is subsampled in comparison to the image magnetic resonance data and acquired more rapidly than the image magnetic resonance data; and control the reconstruction of the magnetic resonance image using the image magnetic resonance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a medical apparatus, the medical apparatus comprising a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system configured for generating focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating a target volume of a subject, and a magnetic resonance imaging system for acquiring magnetic resonance data from an imaging zone, the target volume being within the imaging zone, the method comprising:
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acquiring magnetic resonance data in real time using the magnetic resonance imaging system, the acquired magnetic resonance data including subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data, acquired in an interleaved fashion; controlling, by a processor, the sonication of the target volume by controlling the HIFU system configured for generating focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating, in real time using at least the subsampled magnetic resonance data as a control parameter, wherein the subsampled magnetic resonance data is subsampled in comparison to the image magnetic resonance data and acquired more rapidly than the image magnetic resonance data; and repeatedly reconstructing by the processor a magnetic resonance image using the image magnetic resonance data.
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16. A non-transitory computer program product comprising machine executable instructions for execution by a processor controlling a medical apparatus, the medical apparatus comprising a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system configured for generating focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating a target volume of a subject, and a magnetic resonance imaging system for acquiring magnetic resonance data from an imaging zone, the target volume being within the imaging zone, execution of the instructions causing the processor to repeatedly:
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acquire magnetic resonance data in real time using the magnetic resonance imaging system, the magnetic resonance data including subsampled magnetic resonance data and image magnetic resonance data, acquired in an interleaved fashion; control sonication of the target volume by controlling the HIFU system configured for generating focused ultrasonic energy for sonicating, in real time using the sonication control module and the subsampled magnetic resonance data as a control parameter, wherein the subsampled magnetic resonance data is subsampled in comparison to the image magnetic resonance data and acquired more rapidly than the image magnetic resonance data; and reconstruct a magnetic resonance image using an image reconstruction module and the image magnetic resonance data.
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