USE OF CAVITATION INDUCED BY PULSED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TO ALTER TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENT

原文（中文）

A pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) system, including a dual mode ultrasound probe comprising a plurality of ultrasound emitting elements, wherein a first group of elements of the plurality of elements is configured to generate therapy ultrasound bursts, and wherein a subset of the first group of elements is configured to generate imaging ultrasound bursts. Further, a method for tissue treatment in a subject using pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS), including operating a dual-mode ultrasound probe as a therapy ultrasound probe and operating the dual-mode ultrasound probe as an imaging ultrasound probe where the dual-mode ultrasound probe is configured for generating the therapy ultrasound bursts and the imaging ultrasound bursts by same ultrasound emitting elements.