A new phase 1/2 study is using MRI-guided focused ultrasound to activate aminolevulinic acid to directly target glioblastoma cells while leaving normal brain cells unharmed.
Focused Ultrasound to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier in Recurrent Glioblastoma (Podcast)
A new podcast episode explores the promise of this method to enable delivery of chemotherapies into the brain to combat a difficult-to-treat brain tumor.
Focused Ultrasound: Current and Future Uses (Podcast)
A neuroradiologist and a functional neurosurgeon explain how focused ultrasound works, how it’s been used to date and new applications that are likely to be emerging.
New Study Explores Feasibility of Novel Treatment Approach for Recurrent Glioblastoma
Researchers are using low-frequency focused ultrasound with microbubble resonators to disrupt the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to tumor cells in the brain.
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More Patients Can Benefit From Functional Interventions for Parkinson’s, Essential Tremor (Podcast)
Only about 10% of candidates for surgical intervention for movement disorders end up undergoing surgery. Our latest podcast discusses new approaches that may increase that percentage.