High intensity focused ultrasound: surgery of the future?

For 50 years, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been a subject of interest for medical research. HIFU causes selective tissue necrosis in a very well defined volume, at a variable distance from the transducer, through heating or cavitation. Over the past decade, the use of HIFU has been i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of radiology 2003-09, Vol.76 (909), p.590-599
Hauptverfasser:	KENNEDY, J. E, TER HAAR, G. R, CRANSTON, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Breast Diseases - therapy Female Forecasting Humans Kidney Diseases - therapy Liver Diseases - therapy Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Other treatments Prostatic Diseases - therapy Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Treatment. General aspects Tumors Ultrasonic Therapy - instrumentation Ultrasonic Therapy - methods Ultrasonic Therapy - trends Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal - methods Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal - trends Urinary Bladder Diseases - therapy
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