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Current status and future potential of MRI‐guided focused ultrasound surgery
Author(s) -
Jolesz Ferenc A.,
McDannold Nathan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.21261
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , ultrasound , medicine , focused ultrasound , thermal ablation , radiology , ablation , disruptive technology , ultrasound energy , interventional magnetic resonance imaging , medical physics , biomedical engineering , manufacturing engineering , engineering
The combination of the imaging abilities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the ability to delivery energy to targets deep in the body noninvasively with focused ultrasound presents a disruptive technology with the potential to significantly affect healthcare. MRI offers precise targeting, visualization, and quantification of temperature changes and the ability to immediately evaluate the treatment. By exploiting different mechanisms, focused ultrasound offers a range of therapies, ranging from thermal ablation to targeted drug delivery. This article reviews recent preclinical and tests clinical of this technology. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2008;27:391–399. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.