专利名称：IMAGE GUIDED HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED
ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF NERVES
发明人：Jessica L. Foley,Shahram Vaezy,James W.
Little
申请号：US12887232申请日：20100921
公开号：US20110040171A1公开日：20110217
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摘要：A method for using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat
neurological structures to achieve a desired therapeutic effect. Depending on the dosage
of HIFU applied, it can have a reversible or irreversible effect on neural structures. Forexample, a relatively high dose of HIFU can be used to permanently block nerve function,to provide a non-invasive alternative to severing a nerve to treat severe spasticity.Relatively lower doses of HIFU can be used to reversibly block nerve function, toalleviate pain, to achieve an anesthetic effect, or to achieve a cosmetic effect. Wheresensory nerves are not necessary for voluntary function, but are involved in painassociated with tumors or bone cancer, HIFU can be used to non-invasively destroy suchsensory nerves to alleviate pain without drugs. Preferably, ultrasound imaging
synchronized to the HIFU therapy is used to provide real-time ultrasound image guidedHIFU therapy of neural structures.
申请人：Jessica L. Foley,Shahram Vaezy,James W. Little
地址：Seattle WA US,Seattle WA US,Seattle WA US
国籍：US,US,US
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