Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Apr 2013
ReviewMR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of breast cancer with a dedicated breast platform.
Optimizing the treatment of breast cancer remains a major topic of interest. In current clinical practice, breast-conserving therapy is the standard of care for patients with localized breast cancer. Technological developments have fueled interest in less invasive breast cancer treatment. ⋯ In this article, a novel and dedicated MR-HIFU breast platform is presented. This system has been designed for safe and effective MR-HIFU ablation of breast cancer. Furthermore, both clinical and technical challenges are discussed, which have to be solved before MR-HIFU ablation of breast cancer can be implemented in routine clinical practice.