Abstract

Metastatic brain tumors are common lesions that are currently treated with multimodal therapy. Surgical resection, focused stereotactic radiosurgery, and whole brain radiation remain traditional therapies. It has been postulated that metastatic brain tumors could be treated effectively with MRgFUS using thermal ablation.

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  • Background/introduction Metastatic brain tumors are common lesions that are currently treated with multimodal therapy

  • It has been postulated that metastatic brain tumors could be treated effectively with MRgFUS using thermal ablation

  • Treatment of metastatic brain tumors using MRgFUS continues as an open clinical trial

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Introduction

Background/introduction Metastatic brain tumors are common lesions that are currently treated with multimodal therapy. Clinical trial update: treatment of metastatic brain tumors using MRgFUS Stephen Monteith*, David Newell, Sandra Vermeulen, Charles Cobbs From Current and Future Applications of Focused Ultrasound 2014.

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