Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound for thermal ablation in the brain: A feasibility study in a swine model

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-600

  Cohen, Zvi R ^a   Zaubermann, Jacob ^a   Harnof, Sagi ^a   Mardor, Yael ^a   Nass, Dvora ^a   Zadicario, Eyal ^b   Hananel, Arik ^b   Castel, David ^a   Faibel, Meir ^a   Ram, Zvi ^c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b INSIGHTEC LTD   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain tumors; Focused ultrasound; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thermocoagulation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE PREPARATION; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SWINE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 34147205575     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000245606.99946.C6     Document Type: Article

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