High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Bone Malignancies-20 Years of History.
Sin Yuin YeoGrischa BratkeJuan Daniel Castillo-GómezPublished in: Cancers (2022)
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is the only non-invasive method for percutaneous thermal ablation of tissue, with treatments typically performed either under magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound guidance. Since this method allows efficient heating of bony structures, it has found not only early use in treatment of bone pain, but also in local treatment of malignant bone tumors. This review of 20 years of published studies shows that HIFU is a very efficient method for rapid pain relief, can provide local tumor control and has a very patient-friendly safety profile.
Keyphrases
- high intensity
- magnetic resonance imaging
- resistance training
- chronic pain
- bone mineral density
- pain management
- computed tomography
- randomized controlled trial
- combination therapy
- systematic review
- magnetic resonance
- spinal cord
- soft tissue
- mass spectrometry
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- radiofrequency ablation
- bone regeneration
- replacement therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- contrast enhanced ultrasound