Brain Tumor Treated Using Sound Waves

Researchers in Zurich, Switzerland have successfully used focused ultrasound for the first time to ablate part of a recurrent glioma tumor through a patient’s intact skull. Performed to assess the feasibility and safety of focused ultrasound in treating brain tumors, the treatment was conducted at the Focused Ultrasound Center of University Children’s Hospital Zurich by a neurosurgical team. Javier Fandino, MD, professor of neurosurgery at Kantonsspital Aarau, reports: “The patient was awake and responsive during the treatment, and we were able to successfully target and destroy a part of the tumor located deep within the patient’s brain. We are very encouraged that we could utilize focused ultrasound to accomplish this with no side effects or complications.” To read more about this study, click here.