Clinical application and progresses of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound

Based on the combination of anatomical location by MR guidance,real-time temperature mapping and high intensity focused ultrasound,non-invasive MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound(MRgHIFU) has shown comparative advantages that superior to surgery in the treatment of some tumor and non-tumor diseases,such as ablating uterine fibroids,adenomyosis,breast tumors,bone metastasis,prostate cancer,hepatic carcinoma and cerebral tumor in clinical practice.Meanwhile,preclinical studies for functional neurosurgery and acute stroke treatment are in progress.The therapeutic principles,clinical applications and progresses of MRgHIFU were reviewed in this article.