Method, apparatus, and high intensity focused ultrasound (hifu) system for generating ultrasound that forms multi-foci via medical image in region of interest

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program for performing the following:

• obtaining a medical image comprising anatomical information of a region of interest in a body;
• calculating, by using the medical image, characteristics of tissues included in the region of interest which influence traveling of therapeutic ultrasound;
• calculating, by using the calculated characteristics of the tissues, one or more parameters of a therapeutic ultrasound to be irradiated on the region of interest;
• and
• generating the therapeutic ultrasound according to the calculated one or more parameters;
• wherein the generated therapeutic ultrasound forms multi-foci in the region of interest.

A therapeutic ultrasound probe for generating therapeutic ultrasound forming multi-foci, the therapeutic ultrasound probe comprising:

• a tissue characteristic calculating unit that calculates, by using a medical image comprising anatomical information of a region of interest, characteristics of tissues included in the region of interest which influence traveling of therapeutic ultrasound;
• a parameter calculating unit that calculates, by using the calculated characteristics, one or more parameters of a therapeutic ultrasound to be irradiated on the region of interest;
• and
• a ultrasound generating unit that generates the therapeutic ultrasound according to the calculated one or more parameters;
• wherein the generated therapeutic ultrasound forms multi-foci in the region of interest.