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 …
technique capable of providing non-invasive heating and ablation for a wide range of …
Image-guided ultrasound phased arrays are a disruptive technology for non-invasive therapy
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 …
body, which can be harnessed for a broad spectrum of therapeutic purposes, including …
Treatment of severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis using non-invasive ultrasound therapy: a cohort study
E Messas, A Ijsselmuiden, D Trifunović-Zamaklar… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Calcific aortic stenosis is commonly treated using surgical or transcatheter
aortic valve replacement; however, many patients are not considered suitable candidates for …
aortic valve replacement; however, many patients are not considered suitable candidates for …
Aberration correction in abdominal histotripsy
E Yeats, TL Hall - International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In transabdominal histotripsy, ultrasound pulses are focused into the body to noninvasively
destroy soft tissues via cavitation. However, the ability to focus is limited by phase …
destroy soft tissues via cavitation. However, the ability to focus is limited by phase …
The road to clinical use of high-intensity focused ultrasound for liver cancer: technical and clinical consensus
Clinical use of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) under ultrasound or MR guidance
as a non-invasive method for treating tumors is rapidly increasing. Tens of thousands of …
as a non-invasive method for treating tumors is rapidly increasing. Tens of thousands of …
A random phased array device for delivery of high intensity focused ultrasound
JW Hand, A Shaw, N Sadhoo… - Physics in Medicine …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Randomized phased arrays can offer electronic steering of a single focus and simultaneous
multiple foci concomitant with low levels of secondary maxima and are potentially useful as …
multiple foci concomitant with low levels of secondary maxima and are potentially useful as …
Advances in MR image-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy
Y Kim - International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The clinical role of magnetic resonance image-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
(MR-HIFU) is rapidly expanding due to its merit of non-invasiveness. MR thermometry based …
(MR-HIFU) is rapidly expanding due to its merit of non-invasiveness. MR thermometry based …
Super-resolution imaging through the human skull
High-resolution transcranial ultrasound imaging in humans has been a persistent challenge
for ultrasound due to the imaging degradation effects from aberration and reverberation …
for ultrasound due to the imaging degradation effects from aberration and reverberation …
Focusing of high-intensity ultrasound through the rib cage using a therapeutic random phased array
S Bobkova, L Gavrilov, V Khokhlova, A Shaw… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2010 - Elsevier
A method for focusing high-intensity ultrasound (HIFU) through a rib cage that aims to
minimize heating of the ribs while maintaining high intensities at the focus (or foci) was …
minimize heating of the ribs while maintaining high intensities at the focus (or foci) was …
A method for MRI guidance of intercostal high intensity focused ultrasound ablation in the liver
Purpose High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising method for the noninvasive
treatment of liver tumors. However, the presence of ribs in the HIFU beam path remains …
treatment of liver tumors. However, the presence of ribs in the HIFU beam path remains …