11
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2009
Primary Completion Date
February 28, 2010
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2010
Philips MR guided HIFU system
HIFU is the use of focused ultrasound energy to penetrate through soft tissue and causes localized high temperatures (55°C to 70°C) for a few seconds within the target producing well defined regions of protein denaturation, irreversible cell damage, and coagulative necrosis
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston
Lead Sponsor
Philips Healthcare
INDUSTRY