Focused ultrasound (FUS) for chronic pain management: approved and potential applications

L di Biase, E Falato, ML Caminiti… - Neurology Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain is one of the leading causes of disability and disease burden worldwide,
accounting for a prevalence between 6.9% and 10% in the general population …

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation versus surgical interventions for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: a meta-analysis

L Liu, T Wang, B Lei - European Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Objectives To compare the treatment success and safety of ultrasound-and MR-guided high-
intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) with surgery for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids …

Magic bubbles: utilizing histotripsy to modulate the tumor microenvironment and improve systemic anti-tumor immune responses

KM Imran, A Ganguly, T Paul, M Powar… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Focused Ultrasound (FUS) is emerging as a promising primary and adjunct therapy for the
treatment of cancer. This includes histotripsy, which is a noninvasive, non-ionizing, non …

HIFU as an alternative modality for patients with uterine fibroids who require fertility-sparing treatment

F Li, J Chen, L Yin, D Zeng, L Wang, H Tao… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To compare pregnancy outcomes after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation
(HIFU), myomectomy and uterine artery embolization (UAE) for fertility-sparing patients with …

Comparison of high-intensity focused ultrasound and conventional surgery for patients with uterine myomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Tsai, LT Chang, KW Tam - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Uterine myomas are one of the most common gynecologic tumors in
premenopausal women. The conventional surgical treatments are myomectomy and …

Clinical efficacy and re-pregnancy outcomes of patients with previous cesarean scar pregnancy treated with either high-intensity focused ultrasound or uterine artery …

X Wang, B Yang, W Chen, JY Chen - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 - Springer
Background Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) treated with either high-intensity focused
ultrasound ablation (HIFU-a) or uterine artery embolization (UAE) combined with ultrasound …

The effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound guided by magnetic resonance therapy on obstetrical outcomes in patients with uterine fibroids–experiences from the …

T Łoziński, J Filipowska, G Gurynowicz… - International Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Introduction: Uterine fibroids (UFs) are benign tumors of female genital tract.
Clinically symptomatic UFs may be a cause of serious health problems for many women …

[HTML][HTML] A review of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a novel and non-invasive interventional radiology technique

R Yao, J Hu, W Zhao, Y Cheng, C Feng - Journal of interventional medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive interventional radiology
technology, which has been generally accepted in clinical practice for the treatment of …

Vaginal delivery outcomes of pregnancies following ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation treatment for uterine fibroids

X Liu, L Xue, Y Wang, W Wang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of vaginal delivery after ultrasound-guided
high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation treatment for women with uterine fibroids …

The efficacy and safety of MR-HIFU and US-HIFU in treating uterine fibroids with the volume <300 cm3: a meta-analysis

L Yu, S Zhu, H Zhang, A Wang, G Sun… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising and non-invasive
therapy for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Currently, the main image-guided methods for HIFU …