Doppler ultrasound imaging of magnetically vibrated brachytherapy seeds
Stephen A McAleavey1, Deborah J Rubens, Kevin J Parker
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. stephen.mcaleavey@duke.edu
IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering
|April 1, 2003
Abstract:
Vibration induced by an alternating magnetic field is proposed as a method for the identification of modified brachytherapy seeds with Doppler ultrasound. In vitro experiments with agar and liver-tissue phantoms using a clinical scanner and simple apparatus demonstrate that the technique is feasible.

