Future potential of MRI-guided focused ultrasound brain surgery

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-366

  Colen, Rivka R ^a   Jolesz, Ferenc A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Focused ultrasound; Image guided therapy; MRgFUS

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BRAIN SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR ABLATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77955576927     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2010.05.003     Document Type: Review

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