Ultrasound-guided trans-rectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for advanced cervical cancer ablation is feasible: a case report. [PDF]
, 2015 High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an ablative treatment undergoing assessment for the treatment of benign and malignant disease. We describe the first reported intracavitary HIFU ablation for recurrent, unresectable and symptomatic cervical ...
Abel, M +9 more
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Ultrasound-Responsive Liposomes for Targeted Drug Delivery Combined with Focused Ultrasound
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Chemotherapeutic drugs are traditionally used for the treatment of cancer. However, chemodrugs generally induce side effects and decrease anticancer effects due to indiscriminate diffusion and poor drug delivery.
Y. Kim +6 more
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Ultrasound can penetrate deep into tissues and interact with human tissue via thermal and mechanical mechanisms. The ability to focus an ultrasound beam and its energy onto millimeter-size targets was a significant milestone in the development of ...
Z. Izadifar +3 more
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An Experimental Study on the Heat Enhancement and the Bio-Heat Transfer Using Gold Macro Road and Ultrasound: A Potential Alternative to Kill Cancer Cells [PDF]
, 2014 We have previously proposed a method of treating solid tumors with a combination of gold macro-rods irradiated with ultrasound. Macro particle sized rods offer a greater circumferential treatment area over nanoparticle options.
Austerlitz, C. +3 more
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Combination of Focused Ultrasound, Immunotherapy, and Chemotherapy
Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 2022 Focused ultrasound is a treatment modality increasingly used for diverse therapeutic applications, and currently approved for several indications, including prostate cancers and uterine fibroids. But what about breast cancer?
Myléva Dahan +3 more
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Focused ultrasound for treatment of peripheral brain tumors [PDF]
Exploration of Drug Science, 2023 Malignant brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children and remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout all demographics.
Phillip Mitchell Johansen +5 more
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Respiratory organ motion in interventional MRI : tracking, guiding and modeling [PDF]
, 2014 Respiratory organ motion is one of the major challenges in interventional MRI, particularly in interventions with therapeutic ultrasound in the abdominal region. High-intensity focused ultrasound found an application in interventional MRI for noninvasive
Celicanin, Zarko
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Latest Advances in the Use of Therapeutic Focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Cancers, 2022 Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with the worst survival rates of all cancers. Advances in immunotherapy have revolutionized the treatment of cancer, providing cures to patients with a previously lethal disease.
Petros X. E. Mouratidis, G. ter Haar
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Transcranial Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound in X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Life, 2021 X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) is a neurodegenerative condition found among males with maternal ancestry from Panay Island, Philippines. The treatment options are limited. We report on our experience of three XDP patients who underwent transcranial
Roland Dominic G. Jamora +2 more
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Recent Advances in the Use of Focused Ultrasound as a Treatment for Epilepsy
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 Epilepsy affects about 1% of the population. Approximately one third of patients with epilepsy are drug-resistant (DRE). Resective surgery is an effective treatment for DRE, yet invasive, and not all DRE patients are suitable resective surgery candidates.
Emma Lescrauwaet +6 more
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