An introduction to high intensity focused ultrasound: systematic review on principles, devices, and clinical applications

Z Izadifar, Z Izadifar, D Chapman, P Babyn - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound can penetrate deep into tissues and interact with human tissue via thermal and
mechanical mechanisms. The ability to focus an ultrasound beam and its energy onto …

New and established technology in focal ablation of the prostate: a systematic review

M Valerio, Y Cerantola, SE Eggener, H Lepor… - European urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Focal therapy of prostate cancer has been proposed as an alternative to whole-
gland treatments. Objective To summarize the evidence regarding sources of energy …

[HTML][HTML] The role of focal therapy in the management of localised prostate cancer: a systematic review

M Valerio, HU Ahmed, M Emberton, N Lawrentschuk… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context The incidence of localised prostate cancer is increasing worldwide. In light of recent
evidence, current, radical, whole-gland treatments for organ-confined disease have being …

[HTML][HTML] High-speed photoacoustic microscopy: a review dedicated on light sources

SW Cho, SM Park, B Park, TG Lee, BM Kim, C Kim… - Photoacoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, many methods have been investigated to improve imaging speed in
photoacoustic microscopy (PAM). These methods mainly focused upon three critical factors …

Transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound: a review of the technologic and neurologic applications

P Ghanouni, KB Pauly, WJ Elias… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. This article reviews the physical principles of MRI-guided focused ultra-sound
and discusses current and potential applications of this exciting technology. CONCLUSION …

Focal therapy in primary localised prostate cancer: the European Association of Urology position in 2018

HG van der Poel, RCN van den Bergh, E Briers… - European urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Radical treatment of localised prostate cancer is recognised to be an unnecessary
intervention or overtreatment in many men. Consequently, there has been a rapid uptake in …

Image-guided intratumoral immunotherapy: Developing a clinically practical technology

A Som, JG Rosenboom, A Chandler, RA Sheth… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the contemporary oncology landscape, with durable
responses possible across a range of cancer types. However, the majority of cancer patients …

Image-guided ultrasound phased arrays are a disruptive technology for non-invasive therapy

K Hynynen, RM Jones - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Focused ultrasound offers a non-invasive way of depositing acoustic energy deep into the
body, which can be harnessed for a broad spectrum of therapeutic purposes, including …

Improved specificity with 68Ga PSMA PET/CT to detect clinically significant lesions “invisible” on multiparametric MRI of the prostate: a single institution comparative …

P Donato, MJ Roberts, A Morton, S Kyle… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Positron emission tomography (PET) for prostate-specific membrane antigen
(PSMA) represents a promising method for prostate cancer diagnosis and staging …

An update on focal therapy for prostate cancer

M Perera, N Krishnananthan, U Lindner… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Globally, the increased uptake of serum PSA level screening led to an increase in the
number of diagnoses of low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Traditionally, these …