TY - JOUR
T1 - International consensus on use of focused ultrasound for painful bone metastases
T2 - Current status and future directions
AU - Huisman, Merel
AU - ter Haar, Gail
AU - Napoli, Alessandro
AU - Hananel, Arik
AU - Ghanouni, Pejman
AU - Lövey, György
AU - Nijenhuis, Robbert J
AU - van den Bosch, Maurice A A J
AU - Rieke, Viola
AU - Majumdar, Sharmila
AU - Marchetti, Luca
AU - Pfeffer, Raphael M
AU - Hurwitz, Mark D
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS), in particular magnetic resonance guided FUS (MRgFUS), is an emerging non-invasive thermal treatment modality in oncology that has recently proven to be effective for the palliation of metastatic bone pain. A consensus panel of internationally recognised experts in focused ultrasound critically reviewed all available data and developed consensus statements to increase awareness, accelerate the development, acceptance and adoption of FUS as a treatment for painful bone metastases and provide guidance towards broader application in oncology. In this review, evidence-based consensus statements are provided for (1) current treatment goals, (2) current indications, (3) technical considerations, (4) future directions including research priorities, and (5) economic and logistical considerations.
AB - Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS), in particular magnetic resonance guided FUS (MRgFUS), is an emerging non-invasive thermal treatment modality in oncology that has recently proven to be effective for the palliation of metastatic bone pain. A consensus panel of internationally recognised experts in focused ultrasound critically reviewed all available data and developed consensus statements to increase awareness, accelerate the development, acceptance and adoption of FUS as a treatment for painful bone metastases and provide guidance towards broader application in oncology. In this review, evidence-based consensus statements are provided for (1) current treatment goals, (2) current indications, (3) technical considerations, (4) future directions including research priorities, and (5) economic and logistical considerations.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84930357882
U2 - 10.3109/02656736.2014.995237
DO - 10.3109/02656736.2014.995237
M3 - Article
C2 - 25677840
SN - 0265-6736
VL - 31
SP - 251
EP - 259
JO - International Journal of Hyperthermia
JF - International Journal of Hyperthermia
IS - 3
ER -