Ultrasound is emerging as an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer. HIFU uses focused heat to target and destroy cancer cells, and there is minimal harm to the body. We report on its potential.

Dr. Wallace says two screening tests are recommended for pancreatic cancer: MRI and endoscopic ultrasound. "Screening should be done in a center that can conduct a high-quality MRI and a procedure ...

T1 Tumor limited to the pancreas and size <2 cm T2 Tumor limited to the pancreas and size 2–4 cm T3 Tumor limited to the pancreas and size >4 cm or invading duodenum or bile duct T4 Tumor ...

And sonodynamic therapy had already succeeded in in vivo trials on mouse models of colon and pancreatic cancer. Muragaki began exploring high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), along with drugs ...

evaluating proprietary High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology for the treatment of pancreatic tumors. “The initiation of the PULS Trial represents a major milestone in efforts to ...

Imaging tests, such as computed tomography (CT) scan or ultrasound, can also be used to find and diagnose an insulinoma. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disease caused by a tumor ...

A new paper by a team of Concordia researchers from the departments of Biology and Physics proposes a novel method of fighting cancer tumors that uses ultrasound-guided microbubbles - a technology ...

Calcifications suggest a mucinous adenocarcinoma, which implies a primary site from the colon, pancreas ... arrow). Ultrasound-guided biopsy of necrotic metastasis from colon cancer.