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High-intensity focused ultrasound: Advances in technology and experimental trials support enhanced utility of focused ultrasound surgery in oncology

, 2013
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a rapidly maturing technology with diverse clinical applications. In the field of oncology, the use of HIFU to non-invasively cause tissue necrosis in a defined target, a technique known as focused ultrasound ...
Price, P., Abel, M., Abel, P., Hand, J, Leen, E., Malietzis, G., Wasan, H., Monzon, L., Muhammad, A.   +8 more
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A microsurgical bifurcation rabbit model to investigate the effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound on aneurysms: a technical note [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND Recent clinical studies confirmed the high potential of MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) in the field of functional neurosurgery. While its ability for precise thermo-ablation within soft tissue is widely recognized, the impact of high-
Serge Marbacher, Marbacher, Serge, Daniel Coluccia, Coluccia, Daniel, Beat Werner, Martin, Ernst, Werner, Beat, Kienzler, Jenny, Javier Fandino, Salome Erhardt, Fandino, Javier, Jenny Kienzler, Erhardt, Salome, Ernst Martin   +13 more
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Predictive value of contrast-enhanced MRI for the regrowth of residual uterine fibroids after high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment

Insights into Imaging
Objectives To investigate whether the signal intensity (SI) ratio of residual fibroid (RF) to myometrium using Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CE-MRI) could predict fibroid regrowth after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment ...
Yang Liu, Zhibo Xiao, Yuanli Luo, Xueke Qiu, Lu Wang, Jinghe Deng, Mengchu Yang, Fajin Lv   +7 more
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The Synergistic Effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound on In-vitro Remineralization of Tooth Enamel by Calcium Phosphate Ion Clusters [PDF]

Barsha Shrestha,1 Sheetal Maria Rajan,1 Sultan Aati,1,2 Emielda Yusiharni,3 Omar Kujan,1 Martin Saunders,4 Amr Fawzy1 1UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; 2Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical ...
Aati S, Kujan O, Yusiharni E, Saunders M, Maria Rajan S, Shrestha B, Fawzy A   +6 more
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Enhanced-heating effect during photoacoustic imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound [PDF]

, 2011
This is the published version. Copyright © 2011 American Institute of PhysicsPhotoacoustic imaging(PAI) technique has been used to monitor thermal lesion formation during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment.
Cui, Huizhong, Huizhong Cui, Xinmai Yang, Yang, Xinmai   +3 more
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Phased array optimizing characteristics in HIFU device

Archives of Acoustics, 2003
For the high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) phased array frequency distribution pattern size and amount of the elements may affect the performance and cost of the HIFU device.
Qi Chen, Bin Xiong, Yazu Chen
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Ultrasound Imaging: A Cornerstone of the Entire High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Tumor Treatment Continuum

Diagnostics
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has emerged as a safe and effective tumor treatment modality, harnessing thermal effects to induce tissue coagulation, cavitation effects to cause liquefaction, or a synergistic combination of both mechanisms.
Yufeng Zhou
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Pulsed ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles alter the tumor blood supply to enhance the efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of vascular tumors

Frontiers in Oncology
ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of Pulsed ultrasound stimulated microbubbles to form thrombus and enhance the effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for ablation of vascular tumors.MethodsAfter EOMA cells were ...
Dong Luo, Dong Luo, Min Yang, Jiajun Guo, Ying Hu, Le Liu, Yi Ren, Wenzhi Chen   +7 more
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Extracorporeal Ultrasound-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Implications from the Present Clinical Trials

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Extracorporeal ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been clinically used for 15 years, and over 36000 cases have been reported.
Tinghe Yu, Xiao Fu
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A computer-assisted robotic platform for Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Assessment of high intensity focused ultrasound delivery

, 2015
In the last century, medicine showed considerable advancements in terms of new technologies, devices and diagnostic/therapeutic strategies. Those advantages led to a significant reduction of invasiveness and an improvement of surgical outcomes.
MURA, MARCO, CIUTI, GASTONE, MENCIASSI, Arianna, CAFARELLI, ANDREA, DIODATO, ALESSANDRO, Schiappacasse, Andrea, Santoro, M.   +6 more
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