Contactless Ultrasonic Cavitation for the Prevention of Shunt Obstruction in Hydrocephalus: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Emilio Gomez-Gonzalez Francisco Javier Munoz-Gonzalez Alejandro Barriga-Rivera Manuel A Perales-EsteveManuel Guerrero-ClaroIsabel Fernandez-Lizaranzu Desirée Requena-Lancharro Marina Rosales-Martinez Javier Marquez-Rivas

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)

The technology presented here has the potential to be used routinely as a noninvasive, preventive cleaning procedure to reduce the likelihood of obstruction-related events in patients with hydrocephalus treated with an implanted shunt.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebrospinal fluid
pulmonary artery
brain injury
minimally invasive
coronary artery
capillary electrophoresis
pulmonary hypertension
human health
pulmonary arterial hypertension
mass spectrometry
risk assessment