November 2014 - Research Roundup

Three interesting papers have recently been published about the use of focused ultrasound (FUS) in the brain. Could 3D MR thermometry play a key role in understanding and expanding the FUS treatment envelope? Does skull thickness matter? What parameters are needed to begin using low-frequency FUS in the brain?

Treatment Envelope Evaluation in Transcranial Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Utilizing 3D MR Thermometry

Different Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patterns after Transcranial Magnetic Resonance–Guided Focused Ultrasound of the Ventral Intermediate Nucleus of the Thalamus and Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule in Patients with Essential Tremor or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Intracranial Inertial Cavitation Threshold and Thermal Ablation Lesion Creation using MRI-guided 220-kHz Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Preclinical Investigation

MR-guided HIFU Safe for Liver Ablation