In vivo transcranial brain surgery with an ultrasonic time reversal mirror

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1061-1066

  Pernot, Mathieu ^a   Aubry, Jean Francois ^a,b   Tanter, Mickael ^a   Boch, Anne Laure ^a   Marquet, Fabrice ^a   Kujas, Michele ^a   Seilhean, Danielle ^a   Fink, Mathias ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

High intensity ultrasonography; Noninvasive surgery; Sheep; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SKULL; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASONIC TIME REVERSAL MIRROR; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34249884216     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.6.1061     Document Type: Article

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