[HTML][HTML] Focused ultrasound for neuromodulation

DP Darrow - Neurotherapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
For more than 70 years, the promise of noninvasive neuromodulation using focused
ultrasound has been growing while diagnostic ultrasound established itself as a foundation …

Radiosensitization of high-grade gliomas through induced hyperthermia: Review of clinical experience and the potential role of MR-guided focused ultrasound

CS Schneider, GF Woodworth, Z Vujaskovic… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are aggressive primary brain tumors that confer poor
prognoses. Despite aggressive combined modality treatment, HGGs invariably recur …

Reversible neuroinhibition by focused ultrasound is mediated by a thermal mechanism

DP Darrow, P O'Brien, TJ Richner, TI Netoff, ES Ebbini - Brain stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) at low intensities has been reported to
directly evoke responses and reversibly inhibit function in the central nervous system. While …

Clinical improvement associated with targeted interruption of the cerebellothalamic tract following MR-guided focused ultrasound for essential tremor

JL Chazen, H Sarva, PE Stieg, RJ Min, DJ Ballon… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of diffusion tensor imaging
(DTI) tractography–based targeting of the dentatorubrothalamic tract (DRT) for magnetic …

Repeat magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for recurrent essential tremor: case report and review of MRI findings

EK Weidman, MG Kaplitt, K Strybing… - Journal of Neurosurgery, 2019 - thejns.org
An 86-year-old right-handed man with medically refractory essential tremor was treated
using left-sided MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy targeting the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcranial ultrasound stimulation applied in ischemic stroke rehabilitation: A review

J Guo, WLA Lo, H Hu, L Yan, L Li - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ischemic stroke is a serious medical condition that is caused by cerebral vascular occlusion
and leads to neurological dysfunction. After stroke, patients suffer from long-term sensory …

Current applications for magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in the treatment of Parkinson's disease

H Lu, X Wang, X Lou - Chinese Medical Journal, 2023 - mednexus.org
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and minimally
invasive technology. Since the US Food and Drug Administration approved unilateral ventral …

Technical comparison of treatment efficiency of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy and pallidotomy in skull density ratio-matched patient …

AK Ahmed, S Guo, N Kelm, R Clanton… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is increasingly being used to treat
patients with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) with thalamotomy and …

Brain-focussed ultrasound: what's the “FUS” all about? A review of current and emerging neurological applications

L Bretsztajn, W Gedroyc - The British journal of radiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
MR-guided focussed ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) allows for precise non-invasive thermal
ablation of target tissues for a wide range of clinical applications. It is an innovative and …

[HTML][HTML] Low-frequency HIFU induced cancer immunotherapy: tempting challenges and potential opportunities

G Shi, M Zhong, F Ye, X Zhang - Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunotherapy is playing an increasingly important role in the treatment of tumors. Different
from the traditional direct killing or excision therapies, immunotherapy depends on …