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 …

Uterine fibroid therapy using interventional radiology mini-invasive treatments: current perspective

C Masciocchi, F Arrigoni, F Ferrari, AV Giordano… - Medical Oncology, 2017 - Springer
Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors of unclear etiopathology that affect the female
reproductive tract. They are responsible for considerable morbidity and deterioration of life …

Thermal ablative treatment of uterine fibroids

SD Quinn, WM Gedroyc - International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In addition to surgical methods of treating uterine fibroids, numerous non-invasive
treatments have been developed. Many of these involve the use of hyperthermia, the …

Portable ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound with functions for safe and rapid ablation: prospective clinical trial for uterine fibroids—short-term and …

JY Lee, HH Chung, SY Kang, EJ Park, DH Park… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of a new portable ultrasound-guided high-
intensity focused ultrasound system (USgHIFU) with advanced targeting and beam steering …

A systematic review of minimally invasive treatments for uterine fibroid-related bleeding

J Zhang, VA Go, JF Blanck, B Singh - Reproductive Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Newer minimally invasive techniques provide treatment options for symptomatic uterine
fibroids while allowing uterus preservation. The objective of this review was to analyze the …

Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids: a preliminary experience

VYT Cheung, TPW Lam, CR Jenkins… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and
safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of …

Uterine myomas: extravascular treatment

AM Ierardi, A Carnevale, F Pellegrino… - Seminars in Ultrasound …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors that affect the female reproductive tract. They
are responsible for considerable morbidity and deterioration of life quality. The main …

Oxytocin-augmented and non-sedating high-intensity–focused ultrasound (HIFU) for uterine fibroids showed promising outcome as compared to hifu alone or uterine …

SCH Yu, ECW Cheung, VYF Leung… - Ultrasound in Medicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of a modified energy transmission protocol and oxytocin augmentation is being
proposed as a high-intensity–focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for uterine fibroids, to aim …

Factors influencing MR changes associated with sacral injury after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids

J Cun, H Fan, W Zhao, G Yi, Y Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: We investigated the risk factors influencing MR changes associated with sacral
injury from ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation for …

Complications and adverse events of high-intensity focused ultrasound in its application to gynecological field-a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Lu, L Yang, W Yang, J Wang, XL Zhang… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To analyze and summarize the types, incidence rates and relevant influencing
factors of adverse events (AEs) after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of …