10
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2012
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2012
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 and nerve denaturation, irreversible cell damage, and coagulative necrosis.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Lead Sponsor
Philips Healthcare
INDUSTRY