Current status and future potential of MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 391-399

  Jolesz, Ferenc A ^a   McDannold, Nathan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; High intensity focused ultrasound; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BONE TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LIVER TUMOR; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 38949107624     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21261     Document Type: Review

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