Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for the noninvasive curative ablation of tumors and palliative treatments: A review

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1540-1550

  Kopelman, Doron ^a,b   Papa, Moshe ^c,d  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound; Focused ultrasound surgery; Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIATION BEAM; REVIEW; SKIN PENETRATION; SOFT TISSUE; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS MYOMA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 34249047053     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9326-z     Document Type: Review

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