"Ultrasonic Therapy" 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.
The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D014464
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.565.280.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonic Therapy- Ultrasonic Therapy
- Therapy, Ultrasonic
- Therapies, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Therapies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonic Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Sonothrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Large Vessel Occlusion: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Stroke. 2021 12; 52(12):3786-3795.
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Meta-Analysis of Catheter Directed Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism. Am J Cardiol. 2019 11 01; 124(9):1470-1477.
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Safety and efficacy of sonothrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: a multicentre, double-blind, phase 3, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2019 04; 18(4):338-347.
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Accelerated versus Pigtail Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Acute?Massive and Submassive Pulmonary?Embolism. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Oct; 28(10):1339-1347.
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Pulmonary Transplant Salvage Using Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis of Subacute Occlusive Main Pulmonary Artery Embolus. Innovations (Phila). 2017 May/Jun; 12(3):214-216.
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Clot retraction affects the extent of ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis in an ex?vivo porcine thrombosis model. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2013 May; 39(5):813-24.
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Point/counterpoint. Therapeutic rather than diagnostic medical physicists should lead the development and clinical implementation of image-guided nonionizing therapeutic modalities such as MR-guided high-intensity ultrasound. Med Phys. 2013 Mar; 40(3):030601.
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Ultrasound-enhanced rt-PA thrombolysis in an ex vivo porcine carotid artery model. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Aug; 37(8):1240-51.
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Ultrasound at 27 kHz increases tissue expression and activity of nitric oxide synthases in acute limb ischemia in rabbits. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2007 Sep; 33(9):1483-8.
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Magnetic resonance temperature imaging for focused ultrasound surgery: a review. Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2006 Jun; 17(3):153-63.