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Original Articles

Inducing occlusion effect in Y-shaped vessels using high-intensity focused ultrasound: finite element analysis and phantom validation

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Pages 323-332 | Received 29 Sep 2009, Accepted 25 Oct 2010, Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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