经皮热疗法是一些实体瘤的重要临床治疗方法。使用有效的图像可视化技术来实时监测治疗过程至关重要，因为治疗区的精确控制直接影响肿瘤治疗的预后。超声用于热疗监测，因为它的实时性，非侵入性，非电离辐射，和低成本的特点。本文介绍了自2011年以来，九种基于定量超声的热疗监测方法及其在过去十年中的进展。针对两种应用对这些方法进行了分析和比较：超声测温和消融区识别。比较和讨论了这些方法的优点和局限性。并提出了未来的发展建议。
Percutaneous thermal therapy is an important clinical treatment method for some solid tumors. It is critical to use effective image visualization techniques to monitor the therapy process in real time because precise control of the therapeutic zone directly affects the prognosis of tumor treatment. Ultrasound is used in thermal therapy monitoring because of its real-time, non-invasive, non-ionizing radiation, and low-cost characteristics. This paper presents a
review of nine quantitative ultrasound-based methods for thermal therapy monitoring and their advances over the last decade since 2011. These methods were analyzed and compared with respect to two applications: ultrasonic thermometry and ablation zone identification. The advantages and limitations of these methods were compared and discussed, and future developments were suggested.
