[HTML][HTML] Uterine fibroids: diagnosis and treatment

MSD De La Cruz, EM Buchanan - American family physician, 2017 - aafp.org
Uterine fibroids are common benign neoplasms, with a higher prevalence in older women
and in those of African descent. Many are discovered incidentally on clinical examination or …

[HTML][HTML] High intensity focused ultrasound: The fundamentals, clinical applications and research trends

IAS Elhelf, H Albahar, U Shah, A Oto… - Diagnostic and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diagnostic ultrasound has been clinically used for decades. More recently, high intensity
focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been developed for therapeutic use as a non-invasive …

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 …

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 …

Clinical and future applications of high intensity focused ultrasound in cancer

O Al-Bataineh, J Jenne, P Huber - Cancer treatment reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) or focused ultrasound (FUS) is a promising
modality to treat tumors in a complete, non invasive fashion where online image guidance …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy outcome after magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) for conservative treatment of uterine fibroids

J Rabinovici, M David, H Fukunishi, Y Morita… - Fertility and sterility, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To report all pregnancies to date after magnetic resonance–guided focused
ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) for the conservative treatment of clinically significant uterine …

Pain palliation in patients with bone metastases using MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery: a multicenter study

B Liberman, D Gianfelice, Y Inbar, A Beck… - Annals of surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background Noninvasive thermal ablation using magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused
ultrasound (MRgFUS) has been shown to be clinically effective in uterine fibroids, and is …

High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: effective and safe therapy for solid tumors in difficult locations

F Orsi, L Zhang, P Arnone, G Orgera… - American journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-
guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapeutic ablation of solid tumors in difficult …

MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatments

K Hynynen - Ultrasonics, 2010 - Elsevier
Focused ultrasound (FUS) allows noninvasive focal delivery of energy deep into soft tissues.
The focused energy can be used to modify and eliminate tissue for therapeutic purposes …

Clinical outcomes of magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine myomas: 24‐month follow‐up

K Funaki, H Fukunishi, K Sawada - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the volume reduction ratio, symptom improvement and reintervention
rate following magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) for …