ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.
Thermal ablation system and method with integrated thermoacoustic temperature measurement

Abstract:

A system for thermal ablation of tissue and temperature monitoring of said tissue is disclosed. They system includes an insertion device configured to be inserted into said tissue, a radio-frequency source configured to transmit radio-frequency energy into said tissue via the insertion device, a pulse generator configured to pulse the radio-frequency source at a pre-determined pulse rate and generate a thermoacoustic signal in said tissue, a thermoacoustic transducer configured to receive the thermoacoustic signal, and a processor configured to utilize the thermoacoustic signal to calculate a temperature of said tissue.