Current and future treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: an updated comprehensive review

S Daher, M Massarwa, AA Benson… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the leading causes of cancer-related mortality.
The principal treatment is surgical resection or liver transplantation, depending on whether …

High intensity focused ultrasound: physical principles and devices

G ter Haar, C Coussios - International journal of hyperthermia, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is gaining rapid clinical acceptance as a treatment
modality enabling non-invasive tissue heating and ablation for numerous applications. HIFU …

Closed-loop control of targeted ultrasound drug delivery across the blood–brain/tumor barriers in a rat glioma model

T Sun, Y Zhang, C Power, PM Alexander… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - pnas.org
Cavitation-facilitated microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound therapy is a promising
method of drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) for treating many neurological …

Focused ultrasound surgery in oncology: overview and principles

CMC Tempany, NJ McDannold, K Hynynen, FA Jolesz - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a noninvasive image-guided therapy and an
alternative to surgical interventions. It presents an opportunity to revolutionize cancer …

Effects of sonication parameters on transcranial focused ultrasound brain stimulation in an ovine model

K Yoon, W Lee, JE Lee, L Xu, P Croce, L Foley… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) has significant potential as a non-invasive brain
stimulation modality and novel technique for functional brain map**, particularly with its …

Sustained relief of leiomyoma symptoms by using focused ultrasound surgery

WH Parker - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Thank you for a most enjoyable piece worthy of framing outside my office door. 1 It is clear
that we in obstetrics and gynecology are coming to a boil regarding this administration's …

Volumetric HIFU ablation under 3D guidance of rapid MRI thermometry

MO Köhler, C Mougenot, B Quesson, J Enholm… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A volumetric sonication method is proposed that produces volume ablations by steering the
focal point along a predetermined trajectory consisting of multiple concentric outward …

Image-guided ultrasound phased arrays are a disruptive technology for non-invasive therapy

K Hynynen, RM Jones - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Focused ultrasound offers a non-invasive way of depositing acoustic energy deep into the
body, which can be harnessed for a broad spectrum of therapeutic purposes, including …

HIFU tissue ablation: concept and devices

G Ter Haar - Therapeutic ultrasound, 2016 - Springer
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is rapidly gaining clinical acceptance as a
technique capable of providing non-invasive heating and ablation for a wide range of …

Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging–guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery—Results of Different Treatment Protocols1

FM Fennessy, CM Tempany, NJ McDannold, MJ So… - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To prospectively assess patient response (after 12 months) to magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging–guided focused ultrasound surgery in treatment of uterine leiomyomas by …