title: Introduction to this special edition of ultrasonics sonochemistry: "The 1st Yangtze International Summit of Minimally-invasive and Noninvasive Medicine: Clinical Applications of HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound)".
authors.affiliation: Chongqing Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Centre of Ultrasound Medicine, China.
authors.forename: Rosie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures