Low-intensity ultrasound neuromodulation: an overview of mechanisms and emerging human applications

A Fomenko, C Neudorfer, RF Dallapiazza, SK Kalia… - Brain stimulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is an emerging need for noninvasive neuromodulation techniques to
improve patient outcomes while minimizing adverse events and morbidity. Low-intensity …

Strategies to improve delivery of anticancer drugs across the blood–brain barrier to treat glioblastoma

RK Oberoi, KE Parrish, TT Sio, RK Mittapalli… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal and aggressive brain tumor that is resistant to conventional
radiation and cytotoxic chemotherapies. Molecularly targeted agents hold great promise in …

Ultrasonic interfacial engineering of red phosphorous–metal for eradicating MRSA infection effectively

W Guan, L Tan, X Liu, Z Cui, Y Zheng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is considered to be a potential treatment for various diseases
including cancers and bacterial infections due to its deep penetration ability and biosafety …

Transcranial magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound surgery of brain tumors: initial findings in 3 patients

N McDannold, GT Clement, P Black, F Jolesz… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE This work evaluated the clinical feasibility of transcranial magnetic resonance
imaging–guided focused ultrasound surgery. METHODS Transcranial magnetic resonance …

Systematic examination of low-intensity ultrasound parameters on human motor cortex excitability and behavior

A Fomenko, KHS Chen, JF Nankoo, J Saravanamuttu… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound (TUS) can non-invasively modulate human neural
activity. We investigated how different fundamental sonication parameters influence the …

Transcranial magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound: noninvasive central lateral thalamotomy for chronic neuropathic pain

D Jeanmonod, B Werner, A Morel, L Michels… - Neurosurgical …, 2012 - thejns.org
Object Recent technological developments open the field of therapeutic application of
focused ultrasound to the brain through the intact cranium. The goal of this study was to …

Ultrasonic neuromodulation

O Naor, S Krupa, S Shoham - Journal of neural engineering, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrasonic waves can be non-invasively steered and focused into mm-scale regions across
the human body and brain, and their application in generating controlled artificial …

Ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening

EE Konofagou, YS Tunga, J Choia… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Over 4 million US men and women suffer from Alzheimer's disease; 1 million from
Parkinson's disease; 350,000 from multiple sclerosis (MS); and 20,000 from amyotrophic …

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 …

Pre-clinical testing of a phased array ultrasound system for MRI-guided noninvasive surgery of the brain—a primate study

K Hynynen, N McDannold, G Clement, FA Jolesz… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
MRI-guided and monitored focused ultrasound thermal surgery of brain through intact skull
was tested in three rhesus monkeys. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of …