High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation
"High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to destroy tissue. It is sometimes used in conjunction with but is distinct from INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
| Descriptor ID |
D057086
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.565.280.945.399 E04.014.380
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation" by people in Profiles.
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Focused ultrasound opening of the blood-brain barrier for treatment of Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2019 09; 34(9):1274-1278.