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High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Principles, Current Uses, and Potential for the Future

High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Principles, Current Uses, and Potential for the Future Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 ORIGINAL ARTICLE High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Principles, Current Uses, and Potential for the Future Thomas A. Leslie, BSc, MBChB, MRCS(Ed),* and James E. Kennedy, MBBS, MA, DPhil, MRCSÞ definitive treatment lesions and thus attempt controlled and Abstract: High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) continues to be accurate ablation. This proved extremely difficult, and further a very attractive option for minimally invasive procedures. Using development of HIFU as a clinical technique only came with well-established principles, this ablative therapy can be used to treat the improvement in imaging techniques such as ultrasound, a number of benign and malignant diseases with few side effects. computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging During the last 15 years, there has been an enormous amount of (MRI). With these advances, clinicians and scientists again work, both laboratory based and in the form of clinical trials, aimed became interested in applying HIFU noninvasively to treat at developing devices that can deliver treatments with safe and tumors. effective outcomes. In this article, we aim to outline the principles of During the last 15 years, there has been an enormous HIFU, describe the current commercially available machines and amount of work, both laboratory based http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ultrasound quarterly Wolters Kluwer Health

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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10.1097/01.ruq.0000237259.25885.72
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 ORIGINAL ARTICLE High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Principles, Current Uses, and Potential for the Future Thomas A. Leslie, BSc, MBChB, MRCS(Ed),* and James E. Kennedy, MBBS, MA, DPhil, MRCSÞ definitive treatment lesions and thus attempt controlled and Abstract: High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) continues to be accurate ablation. This proved extremely difficult, and further a very attractive option for minimally invasive procedures. Using development of HIFU as a clinical technique only came with well-established principles, this ablative therapy can be used to treat the improvement in imaging techniques such as ultrasound, a number of benign and malignant diseases with few side effects. computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging During the last 15 years, there has been an enormous amount of (MRI). With these advances, clinicians and scientists again work, both laboratory based and in the form of clinical trials, aimed became interested in applying HIFU noninvasively to treat at developing devices that can deliver treatments with safe and tumors. effective outcomes. In this article, we aim to outline the principles of During the last 15 years, there has been an enormous HIFU, describe the current commercially available machines and amount of work, both laboratory based

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Ultrasound quarterly – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Dec 1, 2006

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