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Passive Elastography for Clinical HIFU Lesion Detection

International audienceHigh-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising treatment modality for a wide range of pathologies including prostate cancer.
Lafon, Cyril, Payen, Thomas, Catheline, Stefan, Guillen, Nicolas, Crouzet, Sébastien, Chen, Yao, Chapelon, Jean-Yves, Y   +6 more
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Mechanical HIFU and immune checkpoint inhibition: toward clinical implementation [PDF]

Objective: Immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) has significantly advanced the field of immuno-oncology, yet not all patients benefit from this therapy. Combining ICI with other therapeutic modalities, including tumor ablation, is currently being explored ...
Chrit Moonen, Vera Mekers, Roel Deckers, Mirjam de Visser, Clemens Bos, Karijn Suijkerbuijk, Gosse Adema   +6 more
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Acoustic sensing of renal stone fragmentation in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

, 2008
This thesis describes the research carried out by the author on the exploitation of acoustic emissions detected during extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (a non-invasive procedure for the treatment of urinary stones) to develop a new diagnostic system.
Fedele, Fiammetta
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Clinical observation and immune effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment on patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis

International Journal of Hyperthermia
Background This study evaluates the clinical and immune effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) on liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 64 CRC patients with liver metastases treated ...
Shasha Wang, Zhanmeng Zhang, Libin Sun, Jiashuo Li, Haowen Liu, Xiaojuan Huang, Jinfeng Cui, Chuyang Zhu, Shibo Wang, Wenzhi Chen, Wensheng Qiu   +10 more
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T2 mapping as a predictor of nonperfused volume in MRgFUS treatment of desmoid tumors

International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2019
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop an alternative method of non-contrast monitoring of tissue ablation during focused ultrasound treatment.
Simona Morochnik, Eugene Ozhinsky, Viola Rieke, Matthew D. Bucknor   +3 more
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An open source modular and scalable HIFU driver system

, 2017
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) have been an attractive research topic for some time now. HIFU studies have started with single-element transducers, but using arrays provide the opportunity to scan the focal point electronically.
Ergun, A.S., Hasan Yetik, Arif Sanli Ergun, Ozum, H.E., Mehmet Sait Kilinc, Kilinc, M.S., Huseyin Emre Ozum, Yetik, H.   +7 more
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An MPI-Compatible HIFU Transducer: Experimental Evaluation of Interferences.

, 2019
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an early-stage therapeutic technology that allows for non-invasive cancer treatment by delivering heat to the target tissue.
Friedrich, Thomas, Ersepke, Thomas, Neumann, Alexander, Kranemann, Tim C., Franke, Jochen, Buzug, Thorsten, Schmitz, Georg   +6 more
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Experimental ablation of the pancreas with high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in a porcine model

International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011
The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and safety of high intensity focused ultrasound's (HIFU) in pancreatic diseases. Twelve pigs were divided into three groups.
Biao Xie, Yu-Yuan Li, Lin Jia, Yu-Qiang Nie, Hong Du, Shu-Man Jiang
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Waste analysis and energy use estimation during MR-HIFU treatment: first steps towards calculating total environmental impact

Insights into Imaging
Objectives To assess the environmental impact of the non-invasive Magnetic Resonance image-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) treatment of uterine fibroids, we aimed to perform a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
Kimberley J. Anneveldt, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Joke M. Schutte, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Sebastiaan Veersema, Judith A. F. Huirne, Martijn F. Boomsma   +6 more
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Application of high intensity focused ultrasound combined with nanomaterials in anti-tumor therapy

Drug Delivery
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has demonstrated its safety, efficacy and noninvasiveness in the ablation of solid tumor. However, its further application is limited by its inherent deficiencies, such as postoperative recurrence caused by ...
Xuehui Zhang, Ningning He, Liang Zhang, Tong Dai, Zihan Sun, Yuqing Shi, Shangyong Li, Ning Yu   +7 more
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