"Ultrasonic Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D014464
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.565.280.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonic Therapy- Ultrasonic Therapy
- Therapy, Ultrasonic
- Therapies, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Therapies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonic Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Alkins R, Burgess A, Ganguly M, Francia G, Kerbel R, Wels WS, Hynynen K. Focused ultrasound delivers targeted immune cells to metastatic brain tumors. Cancer Res. 2013 Mar 15; 73(6):1892-9.
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Liu Y, Bowen NJ, Matyunina L, McDonald J, Prausnitz MR. Gene transfection enhanced by ultrasound exposure combined with drug treatment guided by gene chip analysis. Int J Hyperthermia. 2012; 28(4):349-61.
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Dittmar KM, Xie J, Hunter F, Trimble C, Bur M, Frenkel V, Li KC. Pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound enhances systemic administration of naked DNA in squamous cell carcinoma model: initial experience. Radiology. 2005 May; 235(2):541-6.
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Bekeredjian R, Chen S, Frenkel PA, Grayburn PA, Shohet RV. Ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction can repeatedly direct highly specific plasmid expression to the heart. Circulation. 2003 Aug 26; 108(8):1022-6.