In vivo histotripsy brain treatment

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Authors

Jonathan R. Sukovich · Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

Charles A. Cain · Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

Aditya S. Pandey · Neurology, Inc

Neeraj Chaudhary · University Radiology

Sandra Camelo‐Piragua · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Steven P. Allen · Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics

Timothy L. Hall

Abstract

Histotripsy can be used to generate sharply defined lesions of arbitrary shapes and sizes in the swine cortex. Lesions confined to within the gyri did not lead to significant hemorrhage or edema responses at the treatment site in the acute or subacute time intervals.

Topics & Keywords

Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery

Volume 131, Issue 4, pp. 1331-1338

DOI: 10.3171/2018.4.jns172652

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