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Focused Ultrasound Therapy

Known as: Therapy, Focused Ultrasound, Focused Ultrasound, Therapy (Focused US) 
Minimally invasive procedure for ablating tumors. The primary mechanism of tissue damage is thermal.
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Effect of Sonication Duration and Power on Ablation Depth During MR‐Guided Focused Ultrasound of Bone
To evaluate the effect of differences in sonication duration and power on the size of postcontrast ablation zone following… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine fibroids: Initial experience in Korea
Objective: The purpose of this report is to review the safety and short-term efficacy of non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging… 
2007
2007
Method for Target Tracking in Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Liver using Magnetic Resonance Filtered Venography
The purpose of this work is to develop a magnetic resonance (MR) technique for guiding a focal point created in focused… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Requirements for measurement standards in high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) fields.
This report addresses the requirements for measurement standards, within the framework of the International Electrotechnical… 
2001
2001
THE ROLE OF ACOUSTIC CAVITATION IN ENHANCED ULTRASOUND-INDUCED HEATING IN A TISSUE-MIMICKING PHANTOM
A complete understanding of high-intensity focused ultrasound-induced temperature changes in tissue requires insight into all… 
1997
1997
OPTIMAL PASSIVE DAMPER PLACEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR INTERFEROMETERS USING INTEGRATED STRUCTURES/OPTICS MODELING 1
Interferometers collect the light from stars at two different points in space using telescopes or mirrors (apertures). They then… 
1992
1992
Quantitative studies of biological damage induced using high intensity focused ultrasound.
1977
1977
Ultrasonic treatment of Chinese hamster cells at high intensities and long exposure times.
Monolayers of single Chinese hamster cells growing on 0.036 mm Melinex film in specially constructed irradiation vessels were… 
1973
1973
The stria vascularis after ultrasonic irradiation.
The cochleae of 51 guinea pigs were exposed to focused ultrasound of 1.25 megacycles. The ultrasonic probe, with a tip area of 1… 
1961
1961
Human pituitary irradiation with focused ultrasound. An initial report on effect in advanced breast cancer.
The purpose of this presentation is to offer an initial report upon human anterior pituitary irradiation with focussed high…