Open AccessNew Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Wladyslaw Gedroyc
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0b013e318038f782
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , ultrasound , focused ultrasound , radiology , nuclear magnetic resonance , medicine , physics
Magnetic resonance-guided ultrasound delivers destructive energy into deep body structures with great accuracy and repeatability with an excellent safety profile. The use of this technology for the treatment of uterine fibroids is already becoming widespread. This article reviews the further areas of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound application that are evolving and how they will be applied to other parts of the body.