Open AccessNovel Use of Noninvasive High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonography for Intercostal Nerve Neurolysis in a Swine Model
Author(s) -
Amitabh Gulati,
Jeffrey Loh,
N. Gutta,
Paula C. Ezell,
Sébastien Monette,
Joseph P. Erinjeri,
Majid Maybody,
Stephen B. Solomon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
regional anesthesia and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.623
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1532-8651
pISSN - 1098-7339
DOI - 10.1097/aap.0000000000000028
Subject(s) - medicine , intercostal nerves , high intensity focused ultrasound , ablation , radiofrequency ablation , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , ultrasound , intercostal space , pathology , anatomy
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a noninvasive thermal ablation technique. High-intensity focused ultrasound has been used in small-animal models to lesion neural tissue selectively. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of HIFU in a large-animal model for ablation of nerves similar in size to human nerves.