SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ABLATION TREATMENT AND VISUALIZATION

A console (422) of a medical system (420), the medical system configured to provide tissue treatment and treatment visualization, the console (422) comprising: a transducer connector (474) configured to connect with an ultrasound transducer (434); and a handpiece connector (470) configured to connect with an ablation device (16); wherein the console (422) is configured to connect with a monitor (444); wherein the console (422) is configured to generate an image comprising a representation of the ablation device (430), and comprising a view of an ultrasound imaging plane associated with the ultrasound transducer (434), and wherein the console is configured to provide the image illustrating a relative position of the ablation device (16) with respect to the ultrasound imaging plane (352) for display by the monitor (444); and wherein the console (422) is configured to provide a proximity meter (494) via the video interface (490) for display by the monitor (444), the proximity meter (494) indicating a position of a tip of the ablation device (16) relative to the ultrasound imaging plane (352)..