Evaluation of a novel high-intensity focused ultrasound device: Preclinical studies in a porcine model

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-434

  Jewell, Mark L ^a   Desilets, Charles ^c   Smoller, Bruce R ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^c Medicis Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

HIFU; high intensity focused ultrasound; histology; preclinical; safety; swine; tissue ablation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOPSY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MACROPHAGES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE;

EID: 79955857194     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11405026     Document Type: Article

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