title: Focused ultrasound surgery in oncology: overview and principles.
abstract: Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a noninvasive image-guided therapy and an alternative to surgical interventions. It presents an opportunity to revolutionize cancer therapy and to affect or change drug delivery of therapeutic agents in new focally targeted ways. In this article the background, principles, technical devices, and clinical cancer applications of image-guided FUS are reviewed.
authors: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Room 050, L1, Boston, MA 02129, USA. ctempany@bwh.harvard.edu
authors: Clare M C
authors: CM
authors: Tempany
authors: Nathan J
authors: NJ
authors: McDannold
authors: Kullervo
authors: K
authors: Hynynen
authors: Ferenc A
authors: FA
authors: Jolesz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*