MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Potentially Disruptive Technology

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 510-513

  Bradley Jr , William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disruptive innovations; disruptive technology; high intensity focused ultrasound; MR guidance; noninvasive procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; NEUROSURGERY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROSTATE CANCER; STROKE; THERMAL ABLATION; THERMOMETRY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 67649743197     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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