by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Williamson, Jeffrey, Yang, Yaoheng "Mack"
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Researchers in Prof. Hong Chen’s laboratory have developed a safe, convenient monitoring technique to precisely deliver drugs to the brain by integrating ultrasound imaging with ultrasound therapy (focused ultrasound-blood-brain-barrier delivery, “FUS-BBBD”…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Altman, Michael, Chen, Hong, Kothapalli, Veera "Satya", Xie, Kevin
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Engineers in Prof. Hong Chen’s laboratory have developed a multifunctional, MR-compatible device designed to improve the performance of Magnetic Resonance High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) by increasing the efficiency of the ultrasound transmission, cooling t…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…