title: The theoretical basis of minimally-invasive and non-invasive medicine: Treatments--Minimize harm to patients.
abstract: This perspective, for the first time, proposed the theoretical basis for the minimally-invasive and non-invasive medicine. It sets the goal of medical treatment that is to minimize harm to patients and to maximize the natural self-healing power for fighting against the disease. It took a historical review on the technological developments shaped by the minimally-invasive and non-invasive ideology with a focus on the course of research, development and clinical deployment of the high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapy by the Chinese research team. It also summarized the highlights of the "1st Yangtze International Summit of Minimally-invasive and Non-invasive Medicine 2013" and the mandate of the newly inaugurated International Society of the Minimally-invasive and Noninvasive Medicine (ISMINIM). It provides a perspective on the future development of this emerging field and its impact on human civilization.
authors.affiliation: College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Yixueyuan Rd, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China. Electronic address: wangzhibiao@haifu.com.cn.
authors.forename: Zhibiao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: HIFU; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Minimally-invasive and non-invasive medicine; Treatments—minimize harm to patients; UAE