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Descriptor English: High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation
Descriptor Spanish: Ultrasonido Enfocado de Alta Intensidad de Ablación
Descriptor ablación por ultrasonidos centrados de alta intensidad
Entry term(s) ablación focal por ultrasonidos de alta intensidad
cirugía focal por ultrasonidos de alta intensidad
cirugía por ultrasonidos enfocados de alta intensidad
Scope note: Empleo de ondas sonoras de alta frecuencia enfocadas para destruir tejido. A veces se utiliza junto con la ULTRASONOGRAFÍA INTERVENCIONISTA pero es distinta de ella.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ablação por Ultrassom Focalizado de Alta Intensidade
Descriptor French: Ablation par ultrasons focalisés de haute intensité
Entry term(s): High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation
Tree number(s): E02.565.280.945.399
E04.014.380
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057086
Scope note: The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to destroy tissue. It is sometimes used in conjunction with but is distinct from INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Ultrasonic Therapy (1993-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53691
Unique ID: D057086
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2015/06/26
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation - Preferred
Concept UI M0534399
Scope note The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to destroy tissue. It is sometimes used in conjunction with but is distinct from INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
Preferred term High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation
Entry term(s) High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation



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