MRI guided focused ultrasound robotic system for animal experiments

In this paper an MRI‐guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) robotic system was developed that can be used for conducting experiments in small animals.The target for this robotic system regarding motion was to move a therapeutic ultrasound transducer in two Cartesian axes.

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