Joshua de Bever1, Nick Todd2, Allison Payne2, Mahamadou Diakite2, John Hollerbach1, Dennis Parker2
1School of Computing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 2Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
A 3-D pulse sequence for providing large coverage volumetric Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging is presented. This sequence allows for safe and easy localization of an ultrasound focal spot in three dimensions and would be especially beneficial for verifying targeting accuracy before an MR guided HIFU treatment.