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IIT Madras researchers develop ultrasound technique to monitor treatment
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The team was awarded the Sitare – Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Appreciation award 2020
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The team was awarded the Sitare – Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Appreciation award 2020
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have developed an ultrasound method to monitor treatment and measure temperature. The team was awarded the Sitare – Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Appreciation award 2020.
The solution involves receiving diagnostic ultrasound signals from the tissue region where heating is applied non-invasively, either through a microwave applicator or high-intensity focused ultrasound. The signals are then specifically processed using the knowledge of wave interaction with the tissue medium.