title: International consensus on use of focused ultrasound for painful bone metastases: Current status and future directions.
abstract: Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS), in particular magnetic resonance guided FUS (MRgFUS), is an emerging non-invasive thermal treatment modality in oncology that has recently proven to be effective for the palliation of metastatic bone pain. A consensus panel of internationally recognised experts in focused ultrasound critically reviewed all available data and developed consensus statements to increase awareness, accelerate the development, acceptance and adoption of FUS as a treatment for painful bone metastases and provide guidance towards broader application in oncology. In this review, evidence-based consensus statements are provided for (1) current treatment goals, (2) current indications, (3) technical considerations, (4) future directions including research priorities, and (5) economic and logistical considerations.
authors: Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre , Utrecht , The Netherlands .
authors: Merel
authors: M
authors: Huisman
authors: Gail
authors: G
authors: ter Haar
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Napoli
authors: Arik
authors: A
authors: Hananel
authors: Pejman
authors: P
authors: Ghanouni
authors: György
authors: G
authors: Lövey
authors: Robbert J
authors: RJ
authors: Nijenhuis
authors: Maurice A A J
authors: MA
authors: van den Bosch
authors: Viola
authors: V
authors: Rieke
authors: Sharmila
authors: S
authors: Majumdar
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Marchetti
authors: Raphael M
authors: RM
authors: Pfeffer
authors: Mark D
authors: MD
authors: Hurwitz
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Bone neoplasms; cancer; consensus; high-intensity focused ultrasound; palliative care