Demonstration of potential noninvasive ultrasound brain therapy through an intact skull

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Hynynen, Kullervo ^a   Jolesz, Ferenc A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cavitation; High intensity ultrasound; Surgery; Therapy; Thermal therapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BONE; BRAIN; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

THERMAL THERAPY; ULTRASOUND BRAIN THERAPY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESTRUCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKULL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WATER IMMERSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RABBITS; SKULL; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032005450     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00269-X     Document Type: Article

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