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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

Surgical Management of Brain Tumors with Focused Ultrasound.

Yusuf Mehkri, Kevin Pierre, Samuel Joel Woodford, Caroline Grace Davidson, Ogaga Urhie, Sai Sriram, Jairo Hernandez, Chadwin Hanna, Brandon Lucke-Wold

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yusuf MehkriDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Kevin PierreDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0083-9602
Samuel Joel WoodfordDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Caroline Grace DavidsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9329-8632
Ogaga UrhieDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Sai SriramDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Jairo HernandezDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Chadwin HannaDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3069-1725
Brandon Lucke-WoldDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1505 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6577-4080
University of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Focused ultrasound is a novel technique for the treatment of aggressive brain tumors that uses both mechanical and thermal mechanisms. This non-invasive technique can allow for both the thermal ablation of inoperable tumors and the delivery of chemotherapy and immunotherapy while minimizing the risk of infection and shortening the time to recovery. With recent advances, focused ultrasound has been increasingly effective for larger tumors without the need for a craniotomy and can be used with minimal surrounding soft tissue damage. Treatment efficacy is dependent on multiple variables, including blood-brain barrier permeability, patient anatomical features, and tumor-specific features. Currently, many clinical trials are currently underway for the treatment of non-neoplastic cranial pathologies and other non-cranial malignancies. In this article, we review the current state of surgical management of brain tumors using focused ultrasound.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsHumansbrain tumorsfocused ultrasoundnon-invasive therapy

Identifiers

PMID37232835
PMCPMC10217559
OpenAlexW4378348202

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Registered trials

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