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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation

Known as: HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation, high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy 
A procedure in which high-energy sound waves are aimed directly at an area of abnormal cells or tissue in the body. The waves create heat that kills… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Safety trial of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for pancreatic cancer.
AIM To evaluate the safety and clinical application of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for unresectable… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Membrane hydrophone measurement and numerical simulation of HIFU fields up to developed shock regimes
For the characterization of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) fields, hydrophone measurements should be performed in water… 
2010
2010
Minimally Invasive Ablation of a Toxic Thyroid Nodule by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
SUMMARY: HIFU is used in the treatment of cancer (prostate, breast) and uterine fibroma but not yet in TNs. This case report… 
2009
2009
Localized ablation of thyroid tissue by high-intensity focused ultrasound: improvement of noninvasive tissue necrosis methods.
BACKGROUND Although thyroid nodules are frequently detected in patients during routine examinations, such nodules are rarely… 
2007
2007
Pulmonary Vein Isolation by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency current (RFC) ablation is a potentially curative treatment option for… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The use of a segmented transducer for rib sparing in HIFU treatments.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
High-intensity focused ultrasound for localized thyroid-tissue ablation: preliminary experimental animal study.
OBJECTIVE Thyroid surgery is common and complications are not rare. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) could be a possible… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Focused ultrasound (HIFU) induces localized enhancement of reporter gene expression in rabbit carotid artery
The development of accurate, safe, and efficient gene delivery remains a major challenge towards the realization of gene… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Activation, aggregation and adhesion of platelets exposed to high-intensity focused ultrasound.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The feasibility of elastographic visualization of HIFU-induced thermal lesions in soft tissues. Image-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound.
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