The current investigation status of high intensity focused ultrasound treating prostate cancer
- VernacularTitle:高强度聚焦超声治疗前列腺癌的研究现状
- Author:
Xinglu XU
;
Xue YANG
;
Xin YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
High intensity focused ultrasound treating;
Prostate cancer
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2006;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Being the common tumor forms,prostate cancer,its incidence is ascending year after year.Although surgery is the key treatment means in local prostate cancer, but the complications and mortality rate are frequently observed. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the traditional measures in prostate cancer treatment,are limited by the indication and relatively lower curative effect. So, needs to look for effective microinvasion treatments. As the new technique of microinvasion, high intensity focused ultrasound-HIFU, is remarkerablely noticed by people, in this paper, the mechanism,equipment, clinical effect and limitation were summarized.
