Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal
"Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tissue ablation of the PROSTATE performed by ultrasound from a transducer placed in the RECTUM. The procedure is used to treat prostate cancer (PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA).
| Descriptor ID |
D036761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.565.280.945.399.500 E04.014.380.500 E04.950.774.860.625.875
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
- Therapeutics [E02]
- Hyperthermia, Induced [E02.565]
- Diathermy [E02.565.280]
- Ultrasonic Therapy [E02.565.280.945]
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E02.565.280.945.399]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E02.565.280.945.399.500]
- Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Ablation Techniques [E04.014]
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E04.014.380]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.014.380.500]
- Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
- Urologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.774]
- Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male [E04.950.774.860]
- Prostatectomy [E04.950.774.860.625]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.950.774.860.625.875]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" by people in Profiles.
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Do contemporary imaging and biopsy techniques reliably identify unilateral prostate cancer? Implications for hemiablation patient selection. Cancer. 2019 09 01; 125(17):2955-2964.
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SIU/ICUD Consultation on Urethral Strictures: Posterior urethral stenosis after treatment of prostate cancer. Urology. 2014 Mar; 83(3 Suppl):S59-70.
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Role of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) in focal therapy of prostate cancer: report from a Consensus Panel. BJU Int. 2012 Oct; 110(7):942-8.
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Cancer ablation with regional templates applied to prostatectomy specimens from men who were eligible for focal therapy. BJU Int. 2009 Aug; 104(4):490-7.
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Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer: a critical appraisal of rationale and modalities. J Urol. 2007 Dec; 178(6):2260-7.