CLINICAL TRANSLATION OF IMAGE-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND THERAPY: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES

Ultrasound has been widely used in diagnostic imaging for a long time. In the past two decades, image-guided focused ultrasound therapy has seen rapid growth, both in biomedical engineering and in clinical medicine. It has been shown that it may already have, or will, become a very powerful therapeutic tool in medicine. Focusing on clinical translation of focused ultrasound therapy, this book covers the latest developments in gynaecology and neurology, where the technique has been widely and successfully used at the bedside. It also includes the recent advances of histotripsy, focused ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery, and immunomodulation.Clinical Translation of Image-Guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy presents a thorough introduction for those new to the field while providing helpful, up-to-date information and guidelines for readers already using this therapy in clinical settings. It offers a balanced and critical assessment of the state-of-the-art, major challenges, and the future outlook of this field.