Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 242-253Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.051
Keywords
Ultrasound; Image guidance; MRI; Microbubbles; Temperature sensitive liposome
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The integration of therapeutic interventions with diagnostic imaging has been recognized as one of the next technological developments that will have a major impact on medical treatments. Important advances in this field are based on a combination of progress in guiding and monitoring ultrasound energy, novel drug classes becoming available, the development of smart delivery vehicles, and more in depth understanding of the mechanisms of the cellular and molecular basis of diseases. Recent research demonstrates that both pressure sensitive and temperature sensitive delivery systems hold promise for local treatment. The use of ultrasound for the delivery of drugs has been demonstrated in particular the field of cardiology and oncology for a variety of therapeutics ranging from small drug molecules to biologics and nucleic acids. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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