Medicine:Transcranial focused ultrasound
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| Transcranial focused ultrasound | |
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| Other names | tFUS; Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation |
| Specialty | Psychiatry, neurology |
Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is a form of focused ultrasound (FUS) which is being investigated for the potential non-invasive treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders.[1][2][3] It differs from other non-invasive brain stimulation methods such as magnetic (transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS) and electrical (transcranial direct-current stimulation or tDCS) in that it has higher spatial resolution and precision (millimetric) and is able to reach deep brain structures.[1][3] Depending on the parameters, tFUS can inhibit, stimulate, and even ablate brain tissue.[1] Only a handful of clinical studies of tFUS for psychiatric conditions have been conducted as of 2024.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) and Transcranial Unfocused Ultrasound (tUS) Neuromodulation: From Theoretical Principles to Stimulation Practices". Front Neurol 10: 549. 2019. doi:10.3389/fneur.2019.00549. PMID 31244747.
- ↑ "Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders". Front Neurol 13. 2022. doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.880814. PMID 35614924.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Psychiatry: Main Characteristics, Current Evidence, and Future Directions". Brain Sci 14 (11): 1095. October 2024. doi:10.3390/brainsci14111095. PMID 39595858.
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