Harmonic Motion Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for the Treatment of Breast Tumors
This clinical trial assess how harmonic motion imaging guided focused ultrasound surgery can be used in the clinic in treating women with breast tumors. Focused ultrasound surgery is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are aimed directly at an area of abnormal cells or tissue in the body. The waves create heat that kills the cells. Several imaging techniques are currently being investigated for real-time treatment monitoring of focused ultrasound surgery. Many of these techniques monitor the temperature rise that occurs with thermal ablation. However, some of these methods can be time-consuming, which is not ideal for real-time monitoring; expensive; or prone to errors. This trial uses a technique called harmonic motion imaging that measures tissue stiffness, which may be better than imaging techniques that measure temperature changes during treatment with focused ultrasound surgery.