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High intensity ultrasound.

G ter Haar1

  • 1Physics Department, Royal Marsden Hospital: Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery
|May 5, 2001
PubMed
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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) offers noninvasive destruction of targeted tissues. This focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) technique precisely eliminates cells at the focal point, sparing surrounding areas.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Medical Technology
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) was first explored in the 1940s for neurosurgery.
  • Ultrasound technology allows for focused energy delivery at a distance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the field of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and focused ultrasound surgery (FUS).
  • To highlight HIFU's capability for noninvasive tissue destruction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing an ultrasound beam focused to a precise point.
  • Concentrating sufficient energy within the focal volume to induce cell death.

Main Results:

  • Selective destruction of cells within the focal volume.

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  • Sparing of cells outside the focal zone.
  • Noninvasive, trackless tissue destruction in deep-seated targets without damaging overlying tissues.

    • Conclusions:

    • HIFU is a viable noninvasive method for targeted tissue ablation.
    • Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) offers a precise approach to tissue destruction in deep targets.