Focused ultrasound surgery in oncology: overview and principles

CMC Tempany, NJ McDannold, K Hynynen, FA Jolesz - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a noninvasive image-guided therapy and an
alternative to surgical interventions. It presents an opportunity to revolutionize cancer …

MR‐guided focused ultrasound surgery, present and future

D Schlesinger, S Benedict, C Diederich… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
MR‐guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is a quickly developing technology with
potential applications across a spectrum of indications traditionally within the domain of …

Volumetric HIFU ablation under 3D guidance of rapid MRI thermometry

MO Köhler, C Mougenot, B Quesson, J Enholm… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A volumetric sonication method is proposed that produces volume ablations by steering the
focal point along a predetermined trajectory consisting of multiple concentric outward …

High-intensity focused ultrasound: current status for image-guided therapy

A Copelan, J Hartman, M Chehab… - Seminars in …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Image-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an innovative therapeutic
technology, permitting extracorporeal or endocavitary delivery of targeted thermal ablation …

Improved volumetric MR-HIFU ablation by robust binary feedback control

JK Enholm, MO Kohler, B Quesson… - IEEE Transactions …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Volumetric high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) guided by multiplane magnetic
resonance (MR) thermometry has been shown to be a safe and efficient method to thermally …

Three‐dimensional spatial and temporal temperature control with MR thermometry‐guided focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU)

C Mougenot, B Quesson… - … in Medicine: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
High‐intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an efficient noninvasive technique for local
heating. Using MRI thermal maps, a proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) automatic …

Current status and future potential of MRI‐guided focused ultrasound surgery

FA Jolesz, N McDannold - … Imaging: An Official Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of the imaging abilities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the
ability to delivery energy to targets deep in the body noninvasively with focused ultrasound …

An MRI‐compatible system for focused ultrasound experiments in small animal models

R Chopra, L Curiel, R Staruch, L Morrison… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The development of novel MRI‐guided therapeutic ultrasound methods including
potentiated drug delivery and targeted thermal ablation requires extensive testing in small …

Interstitial microwave transition from hyperthermia to ablation: historical perspectives and current trends in thermal therapy

TP Ryan, PF Turner, B Hamilton - International Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This work reviews the transition from hyperthermia to ablation for cancer treatment with
interstitial microwave (MW) antennas. Early work utilising MW energy for thermal treatment …

Method for temperature control in magnetic resonance-guided volumetric ultrasound therapy

R Salomir, M Viallon - US Patent 8,583,211, 2013 - Google Patents
In a method for temperature control in MR-guided administration of ultrasound, ultrasound
therapy is administered to a patient at an in vivo site by emitting focused ultrasound into the …