Current Progress in Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound to Facilitate Drug Delivery across the Blood-Brain Barrier

• Main Authors: Ying Meng (Author), Lorraine V. Kalia (Author), Suneil K. Kalia (Author), Clement Hamani (Author), Yuexi Huang (Author), Kullervo Hynynen (Author), Nir Lipsman (Author), Benjamin Davidson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review discusses the current progress in the clinical use of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) and other ultrasound platforms to transiently permeabilize the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for drug delivery in neurological disorders and neuro-oncology. Safety trials in humans hav...