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SUBMITTER: Toccaceli G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376189 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Theranostics 20190101 2
The use of focused ultrasound (FUS) as a tool for blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeabilization is opening new ways for the treatment of several pathologies, in particular brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases. However, even if there are promising results in these fields, the efficacy and safety of this technique is unknown in long-term follow-up. The study of Blackmore et al. [Theranostics 2018; 8(22):6233-6247. doi:10.7150/thno.27941] evaluated the long-term effects of FUS on brain parenchy ...[more]