ULTRASONIC WAVE IRRADIATION DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC WAVE IRRADIATING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic wave irradiation device and an ultrasonic wave irradiating method allowing for measuring the temperature of the heated area simply and accurately in a treatment using strong ultrasonic wave. SOLUTION: The ultrasonic wave irradiation device 100 provides the transmitting/receiving member 16 for heating and measuring temperature which supplies driving signals to the transmitter/receiver 22 on which piezoelectric oscillation elements are arranged to heat a tumor 55 of the subject 51 and transmits/receives the ultrasonic wave for measuring temperature using the transmitter/receiver 22 to measure the temperature of the heated area 52. The device also provides the ultrasonic probe 27 to collect ultrasonic wave images in the heated area 52 and the transmitting/receiving member 12 for ultrasonic wave for imaging. The temperature information of the heated area 52 is displayed on the display 13 being superimposed on ultrasonic wave data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI