First FDA-approved study of focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier

(University of Maryland Medical Center) In the first such clinical trial in the United States, physician-scientists with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) are investigating the use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier. The trial will be conducted with patients undergoing brain cancer surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news