Progresses of focused ultrasound in brain diseases.
10.13929/j.1003-3289.201807015
- Author:
Jindan LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Blood-brain barrier;
Brain diseases;
Focused ultrasound
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2019;35(3):439-442
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents most therapeutic drugs from entering the brain tissue, which makes diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases difficult, especially diseases of central nervous system. Focused ultrasound can open BBB non-invasively and repeatedly by means of microbubble contrast agents. In recent years, experimental and clinical researches on focused ultrasound treatment of brain diseases have been carried out at home and abroad. The research progresses of focused ultrasound in brain diseases were reviewed in this article.
