Focused beam control for ultrasound surgery with spherical-section phased array: sound field calculation and genetic optimization algorithm - Lu, Mingzhu; Wan, Mingxi; Xu, Feng; Wang, Xiaodong; Zhong, Hui (IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, 2005)
Keywords: Acoustic beams; Acoustics; Algorithms; Animals; Applicators; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical engineering; Computer Simulation; Computer-Aided Design; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); General equipment and techniques; Genetic algorithms; Genetics; Humans; Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Mathematical analysis; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous. Technology; Models, Genetic; Neoplasms; Optimization; Optimization methods; Phased arrays; Physics; Scattering, Radiation; Sound fields; Strategy; Surgery; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Testing; Therapy, Computer-Assisted - methods; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Ultrasonic Therapy - instrumentation; Ultrasonic Therapy - methods; Ultrasonics, quantum acoustics, and physical effects of sound; Human; Phased array; Spherical antenna; Acoustic beam; Experimental study; Modeling; Optimization; Genetic algorithm; Surgery; Focusing; Feasibility; Acoustic antenna; Ultrasonic transducer; Point source