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Noninvasive Monitoring of Tissue Temperature Changes Induced by Focused Ultrasound Exposure using Sparse Expression of Ultrasonic Radio Frequency Echo Signals

Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors
Background: Noninvasive therapies such as focused ultrasound were developed to be used for cancer therapies, vessel bleeding, and drug delivery. The main purpose of focused ultrasound therapy is to affect regions of interest (ROI) of tissues without any ...
Kiarash Behnam Malekzadeh, Hamid Behnam, Jahangir (Jahan) Tavakkoli   +2 more
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Curcumin-Loaded Nanoparticles with Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Induced Phase Transformation as Tumor-Targeted and pH-Sensitive Theranostic Nanoplatform of Ovarian Cancer

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2020
We have developed a simple and versatile nanoplatform using pH-sensitive ferritin nanocages co-loaded with the anticancer drug curcumin (Cur) and liquid fluorocarbon perfluorohexane (PFH) inside the core and conjugated tumor-targeting molecule FA outside
Xiaoxia Guo, Jie Mei, Yong Jing, Shiguang Wang   +3 more
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Sonication of the anterior thalamus with MRI-Guided transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) alters pain thresholds in healthy adults: A double-blind, sham-controlled study

Brain Stimulation, 2020
Background: Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation method that may modulate deep brain structures. This study investigates whether sonication of the right anterior thalamus would modulate thermal pain thresholds in ...
Bashar W. Badran, Kevin A. Caulfield, Sasha Stomberg-Firestein, Philipp M. Summers, Logan T. Dowdle, Matt Savoca, Xingbao Li, Christopher W. Austelle, E. Baron Short, Jeffrey J. Borckardt, Norman Spivak, Alexander Bystritsky, Mark S. George   +12 more
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Low‐intensity focused ultrasound, a novel approach to epilepsy treatment in developing countries

Brain and Behavior, 2023
Approximately 80% of patients with epilepsy reside in poor resource settings. Despite the continued advancements and development of new treatment approaches, epilepsy remains a major health problem in developing countries.
Sadaf Afif, Syeda Tayyaba Rehan, Hassan ul Hussain, Md. Saiful Islam   +3 more
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Potential applications of focused ultrasound for spinal cord diseases: a narrative review of preclinical studies

Brain and Spine
Focused ultrasound (FUS) technology provides unique advantages as a therapy targeting the central nervous system (CNS). We aimed to investigate and summarize the potential applications of FUS in the context of spinal cord diseases. Search strategies were
Ryan Nguyen, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Umberto Battistin, Karl J. Habashy, Victor E. Staartjes, Adrian Elmi-Terander, Jingke Zhang, Abdul Karim Ghaith   +7 more
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Modulation of EEG Frequency Characteristics by Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation in a Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Epilepsy Model

IEEE Access, 2021
Treatments for epilepsy include pharmacotherapy or surgery. Recently, focused ultrasound stimulation has been investigated as a promising non-invasive neuromodulation tool for neurological disorders, including epilepsy.
Taekyung Kim, Taewoo Kim, Jaesoon Joo, Ikhyun Ryu, Seunghoon Lee, Eunkyoung Park, Young-Min Shon   +6 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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Phase-Shift, Targeted Nanoparticles for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging by Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Irradiation [Retraction]

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2022
Li M, Luo H, Zhang W, et al. Int J Nanomedicine. 2018;13:3907–3920. The Editor and Publisher of International Journal of Nanomedicine wish to retract the published article.
Li M, Luo H, Zhang W, He K, Chen Y, Liu J, Chen J, Wang D, Hao L, Ran H, Zheng Y, Wang Z, Li P   +12 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Ultrasound medicine in the era of precision theranostics: Mechanisms, molecular strategies, and clinical translation [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Ultrasound (US) has evolved from a solely diagnostic tool into a multifaceted theranostics platform, proficient in both high-resolution imaging and tailored therapeutic intervention.
Lei Wang, Zhiyu Luo, Dan Liu
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