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01-10-2013 | Review

MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Current Status of an Emerging Technology

Authors: Alessandro Napoli, Michele Anzidei, Federica Ciolina, Eugenio Marotta, Beatrice Cavallo Marincola, Giulia Brachetti, Luisa Di Mare, Gaia Cartocci, Fabrizio Boni, Vincenzo Noce, Luca Bertaccini, Carlo Catalano

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 5/2013

Abstract

The concept of ideal tumor surgery is to remove the neoplastic tissue without damaging adjacent normal structures. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) was developed in the 1940s as a viable thermal tissue ablation approach. In clinical practice, HIFU has been applied to treat a variety of solid benign and malignant lesions, including pancreas, liver, prostate, and breast carcinomas, soft tissue sarcomas, and uterine fibroids. More recently, magnetic resonance guidance has been applied for treatment monitoring during focused ultrasound procedures (magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound, MRgFUS). Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging provides the best possible tumor extension and dynamic control of energy deposition using real-time magnetic resonance imaging thermometry. We introduce the fundamental principles and clinical indications of the MRgFUS technique; we also report different treatment options and personal outcomes.

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Title: MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Current Status of an Emerging Technology
Authors: Alessandro Napoli
Michele Anzidei
Federica Ciolina
Eugenio Marotta
Beatrice Cavallo Marincola
Giulia Brachetti
Luisa Di Mare
Gaia Cartocci
Fabrizio Boni
Vincenzo Noce
Luca Bertaccini
Carlo Catalano
Publication date: 01-10-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-013-0592-4

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