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Overview of Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications and Safety Considerations: 2024 Update
Kenneth B Bader1, Frederic Padilla2,3, Kevin J Haworth4,5,6
1Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Abstract:
A 2012 review of therapeutic ultrasound was published to educate researchers and physicians on potential applications and concerns for unintended bioeffects (doi: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.4.623). This review serves as an update to the parent article, highlighting advances in therapeutic ultrasound over the past 12 years. In addition to general mechanisms for bioeffects produced by therapeutic ultrasound, current applications, and the pre-clinical and clinical stages are outlined. An overview is provided for image guidance methods to monitor and assess treatment progress. Finally, other topics relevant for the translation of therapeutic ultrasound are discussed, including computational modeling, tissue-mimicking phantoms, and quality assurance protocols.
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