Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 HIFUS as it was originally thought of...for military uses...Chongqing HAIFU Technology Company (China) gives Insightec a wee bit of competition on this in studies in England. Yes, early research on this technology was/is funded by the Department of Defense here in the U.S., as well... There is one item that is not quite right in this story....FUS can indeed go through bone, as in the skull for targeting brain tumors, but the research on how to do so appropriately without " missing " the tumor target and hitting vital tissue is still underway. *********** Knifeless surgery kills cancer with sound By Ed Susman UPI Science News Published 2/15/2004 12:01 AM View printer-friendly version SEATTLE, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- New, experimental technology allows doctors to kill cancers deep inside the body with high-intensity ultrasound instead of scalpels and other surgical instruments, researchers report. The procedure promises to give patients too ill to face conventional surgery a chance to fight their disease, and further applications of the technology -- called high-intensity focused ultrasound -- someday could save the lives of accident trauma victims or soldiers on the battlefield. read the rest here: http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040214-063550-3069r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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