Abstract #3811

Novel Acoustic Coupling Design to Improve MR Imaging Guidance for Focused Ultrasound Surgery

Steven P Allen¹, Thomas Steeves², Eli Vlaisavljevich³, Austin Fergusson⁴, Richey M Davis⁵, and Craig H Meyer^1,6

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, ²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State School, Blacksburg, VA, United States, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State School, Blacksburg, VA, United States, ⁴Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State School, Blacksburg, VA, United States, ⁵Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State School, Blacksburg, VA, United States, ⁶Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States

We explore the feasibility of an acoustic coupling medium that is invisible to both T2-weighted anatomical scans and MR thermometry scans during MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery and yet still preserves the cooling and acoustic coupling functions normally provided by water.

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