Vol 3, No 5 (October 28, 2014): Translational Cancer Research (High intensity focused ultrasounds)

Original Article

Efficacy of MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) of uterine fibroids: evaluation of non perfused volume (NPV), fibroid shrinkage and clinical improvement at 6 months follow-up
Cristiana Ticca, Tommaso Bignardi, Fabio Zucconi, Marta Vaiani, Alberto Torresin, Paola Enrica Colombo
A daily quality assurance routine for ultrasounds in vitro experiments
Fabrizio Vicari, Giorgio Russo, Francesco P. Cammarata, Roberta Cirincione, Giusi I. Forte, Giovanni Borasi, Maria Carla Gilardi

Review Article

MRgFUS for liver and pancreas cancer treatments: the Umberto I hospital experience
Fulvio Zaccagna, Michele Anzidei, Francesco Sandolo, Beatrice Cavallo Marincola, Carola Palla, Andrea Leonardi, Gianluca Caliolo, Fabrizio Andreani, Valeria De Soccio, Carlo Catalano, Alessandro Napoli
MRgFUS in the treatment of MSK lesions: a review based on the experience of the University of L’Aquila, Italy
Francesco Arrigoni, Lorenzo Maria Gregori, Luigi Zugaro, Antonio Barile, Carlo Masciocchi
Clinical neurological HIFU applications: the Zurich experience
Ernst Martin, Beat Werner, Ronald Bauer, Karin van Leyen, Daniel Coluccia, Javier Fandino
Dosimetry implications for correct ultrasound dose deposition: uncertainties in descriptors, planning and treatment delivery
David Sinden, Gail ter Haar
Applications of imaging processing to MRgFUS treatment for fibroids: a review
Carmelo Militello, Leonardo Rundo, Maria Carla Gilardi
Opportunities from modulating ultrasound, from tissue ablation to tissue regeneration
Francesco P. Cammarata, Giusi I. Forte
Review of ultrasound mediated drug delivery for cancer treatment: updates from pre-clinical studies
Olivier Couture, Jessica Foley, Neal F. Kassell, Benoit Larrat, Jean-Francois Aubry
Experimental evidence for the use of ultrasound to increase tumor-cell radiosensitivity
Giovanni Borasi, Giorgio Russo, Fabrizio Vicari, Alan Nahum, Maria Carla Gilardi

Disclosure:

The focused issue “High intensity focused ultrasounds” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Giusi Irma Forte and Giorgio Russo served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.