Published in Phys Med Biol on June 27, 2013
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Noninvasive localized delivery of Herceptin to the mouse brain by MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier disruption. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 3.70
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Targeted delivery of antibodies through the blood-brain barrier by MRI-guided focused ultrasound. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 2.28
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Ultrasound-mediated cavitation thresholds of liquid perfluorocarbon droplets in vitro. Ultrasound Med Biol (2003) 2.07
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Antibodies targeted to the brain with image-guided focused ultrasound reduces amyloid-beta plaque load in the TgCRND8 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One (2010) 2.03
Ultrasound enhanced delivery of molecular imaging and therapeutic agents in Alzheimer's disease mouse models. PLoS One (2008) 1.95
Uterine leiomyomas: MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery--results of different treatment protocols. Radiology (2007) 1.90
Uterine leiomyomas: MR imaging-based thermometry and thermal dosimetry during focused ultrasound thermal ablation. Radiology (2006) 1.89
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Use of ultrasound pulses combined with Definity for targeted blood-brain barrier disruption: a feasibility study. Ultrasound Med Biol (2007) 1.63
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Progress and problems in the application of focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier disruption. Ultrasonics (2008) 1.42
Uterine leiomyomas: MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery--imaging predictors of success. Radiology (2008) 1.37
The impact of standing wave effects on transcranial focused ultrasound disruption of the blood-brain barrier in a rat model. Phys Med Biol (2010) 1.37
An MRI-compatible system for focused ultrasound experiments in small animal models. Med Phys (2009) 1.36
Targeted delivery of neural stem cells to the brain using MRI-guided focused ultrasound to disrupt the blood-brain barrier. PLoS One (2011) 1.35
Improved anti-tumor effect of liposomal doxorubicin after targeted blood-brain barrier disruption by MRI-guided focused ultrasound in rat glioma. Ultrasound Med Biol (2012) 1.29
A numerical study of transcranial focused ultrasound beam propagation at low frequency. Phys Med Biol (2005) 1.27
A novel method for the intracellular delivery of siRNA using microbubble-enhanced focused ultrasound. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 1.21
A magnetic resonance imaging-compatible, large-scale array for trans-skull ultrasound surgery and therapy. J Ultrasound Med (2005) 1.21
Amyloid-β plaque reduction, endogenous antibody delivery and glial activation by brain-targeted, transcranial focused ultrasound. Exp Neurol (2013) 1.19
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Cavitation threshold of microbubbles in gel tunnels by focused ultrasound. Ultrasound Med Biol (2007) 1.18
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Image-guided neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag (2006) 1.14
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Targeted delivery of self-complementary adeno-associated virus serotype 9 to the brain, using magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound. Hum Gene Ther (2012) 1.12
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In vitro characterization of perfluorocarbon droplets for focused ultrasound therapy. Phys Med Biol (2010) 1.09
In vitro and in vivo high-intensity focused ultrasound thrombolysis. Invest Radiol (2012) 1.08
Ultrasound insertion loss of rat parietal bone appears to be proportional to animal mass at submegahertz frequencies. Ultrasound Med Biol (2011) 1.05
Induction of apoptosis in vivo in the rabbit brain with focused ultrasound and Optison. Ultrasound Med Biol (2006) 1.05
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Two-photon fluorescence microscopy study of cerebrovascular dynamics in ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab (2011) 1.04
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In vivo monitoring of focused ultrasound surgery using local harmonic motion. Ultrasound Med Biol (2008) 1.02
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A super-resolution ultrasound method for brain vascular mapping. Med Phys (2013) 0.99
Patterns of thermal deposition in the skull during transcranial focused ultrasound surgery. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2004) 0.99
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A PVDF receiver for ultrasound monitoring of transcranial focused ultrasound therapy. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2010) 0.97
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A new ultrasound method for determining the acoustic phase shifts caused by the skull bone. Ultrasound Med Biol (2005) 0.89
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