DEVICE FOR POSITIONING ULTRASOUND CONVERTER IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61B19/00 A61N7/00 A61B17/22 A61B5/55 A61B8/14 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical equipment, namely to visualisation devices. Device for installation into required position of ultrasound converter for ultrasound therapy with focusing of processing beam contains three fixing devices of ultrasound converter, three telescopic constructions with connecting elements and drive device for independent bringing into motion of each telescopic construction towards patient or from them for ultrasound converter travel within three degrees of freedom. Device components are made from non-magnetic materials. Device is included into the first version of implementation of system for medical processing. The second version of system for medical processing additionally includes device for visualisation of a section of patient which is of interest in zone of visualisation and support for patient. Device for installation is supported by means of support for patient, and visualisation device includes information-processing component, which superposes ultrasound beam image on diagnostic images. The third version of system implementation additionally contains drive device for installation of ultrasound converter into required position with provision of five degrees of freedom. Method of installing ultrasound beam in required position for processing of target section of patient by means of high intensity focused ultrasound of (HIFU) includes initial installation of ultrasound beam with provision of five degrees of freedom, processing, obtaining information, which characterises tissues on the section of interest, and its temperature profile, re-installation of ultrasound beam on the basis of obtained information and continuation of processing.

EFFECT: application of invention makes it possible to facilitate positioning of ultrasound converter with minimisation of impact which elements of travel exert on magnetic field inside patient.

22 cl, 12 dwg