Tag: non-invasive therapy


  • Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

    Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

    Breakthrough in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment Columbia University researchers have achieved a landmark step in the fight against pediatric brain cancer. In what researchers describe as the first demonstration that focused ultrasound can be safely used in children to aid drug delivery into the brain, the non-invasive technique shows promise as a way to improve…

  • Focused Ultrasound Passes First Test in Treatment of Brain Cancer in Children

    Focused Ultrasound Passes First Test in Treatment of Brain Cancer in Children

    What is focused ultrasound and why it matters Focused ultrasound is a non-invasive technique that uses precisely targeted sound waves to temporarily and safely disrupt the barriers protecting the brain. By transiently opening the blood-brain barrier, it can enhance the delivery of chemotherapy and other therapeutics directly to brain tissue. This approach holds particular promise…

  • Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

    Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

    Breakthrough in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment A landmark study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center has demonstrated that focused ultrasound can be safely used in children undergoing treatment for brain cancer. This non-invasive technique uses carefully calibrated sound waves to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, allowing chemotherapy or other therapeutic agents to reach brain…