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Physics/Engineering

Simulation of non-linear acoustic field and thermal pattern of phased-array high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

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Pages 569-582 | Received 16 Jul 2015, Accepted 26 Feb 2016, Published online: 05 May 2016

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