Browse Journals

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[2] T. J. Dubinsky, C. Cuevas, M. K. Dighe, O. Kolokythas and J. H. Hwang, High intensity focused ultrasound: current potential and oncologic applications, AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 190 (2008), 191-199.

[3] G. Malietzis, L. Monzon, J. Hand, H. Wasan, E. Leen, M. Abel, A. Muhammad, P. Price and P. Abel, Review article. High-intensity focused ultrasound: advances in technology and experimental trials support enhanced utility of focused ultrasound surgery in oncology, Br. J. Radiol. 86(1024):20130044 (2013), 1-12.

[4] A. Bystritsky, A. S. Korb, P. K. Douglas, M. S. Cohen, W. P. Melega, A. P. Mulgaonkar, A. Desalles, B. K. Min and S. S. Yoo, A review of low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation, Brain Stimulat. 4 (3) (2011), 125-136.

[5] S. B. Jun, Ultrasound as a noninvasive neuromodulation tool, Biomed. Eng. Lett. 2 (2012), 8-12. 

[6] E. Sassaroli and N. Vykhodtseva, Acoustic neuromodulation from a basic science prospective, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound 4 (2016), 17.

[7] O. Naor, S. Krupa and S. Shoham, Ultrasonic neuromodulation, J. Neural Eng. 13 031003 (2016), 1-18.

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[12] W. L. Nyborg, Physical Mechanisms for Biological effects of Ultrasound, DHEW 78-8062, Washington, D.C./U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977.

[13] NCRP Report № 74, Biological effects of ultrasound: mechanisms and clinical implications, Prepared by Committee headed by W. Nyborg, Bethesda, MD/National Center for Radiological Protection, 1983, 266 pp.

[14] T. G. Leighton, The Acoustic Bubble, London/Academic Press, 1994, 613 p.

[15] C. R. Hill, J. C. Bamber and G. R. ter Haar, (Editors), Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics, 2nd Edition, Chichester; Hoboken, NJ/John Wiley & Sons, 2004, 528 pp.

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[21] L. R. Gavrilov, G. V. Gersuni, O. B. Ilyinski, E. M. Tsirulinkov and E. E. Shchekanov, Reception and Focused Ultrasound, Leningrad/Nauka, 1976, 70 pp (in Russian).

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[23] L. R. Gavrilov, E. M. Tsirulnikov and I. ab I. Davies, Application of focused ultrasound for the stimulation of neural structures, Ultrasound in Med. and Biol. 22(2) (1996), 179-192.

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[28] L. R. Gavrilov, Use of focused ultrasound for stimulation of various neural structures, Nova Science Publishers/ N.Y., 2014, 172 pp.

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[30] L. R. Gavrilov, Use of focused ultrasound for stimulation of nerve structures, Ultrasonics 22(3) (1984), 132-138.

[31] E. Zwicker and R. Feldtkeller, The ear as a communication receiver, Woodbury, N.Y./Acoustical Society of America, 1998, 297 pp.

[32] L. D. Enin, E. M. Tsirulnikov, I. L. Potehina and L. R. Gavrilov, The temperature dependence of receptors structures and thermal reception, Zh. Evol. Biokhim. Fiziol. 28(3) (1992), 353-358 (in Russian).

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[34] L. R. Gavrilov, V. A. Kovalev and E. M. Tsirulnikov, Application of focused ultrasound for stimulation of the central nervous structures of invertebrates,       Sov. Phys.-Acoust. 24(3) (1978), 231-234.

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[36] A. P. Sarvazyan, O. V. Rudenko, S. D. Swanson, J. B. Fowlkes and S. Y. Emelianov, Shear wave elasticity imaging: A new ultrasonic technology of medical diagnostics, Ultrasound in Med. and Biol. 24(9) (1998), 1419-1435.

[37] Yu. A. Pishchalnikov, O. A. Sapozhnikov and T. V. Sinilo, Increase in the efficiency of the shear wave generation in gelatine due to the nonlinear absorption of a focused ultrasound beam, Acoustical Physics 48(2) (2002), 253-259.

[38] D. Dalecki, S. Z. Child, C. H. Raeman and E. L. Carstensen, Tactile perception of ultrasound, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 97, Pt. 1, (5) (1995), 3165-3170.

[39] К. Altenberg and S. Kästner, Demodulation von Ultraschallwellen in Flussigkeiten, Ann. Physik 1(2-3) (1952), 161-165.

[40] I. A. Vartanyan, L. R. Gavrilov, V. D. Zharskaya, G. I. Ratnikova and E. M. Tsirulnikov, The simulating effect of focused ultrasound on the auditory nerve fibers of the frog Rana temporaria, J. Evol. Biochem. Physiol. 17 (1982), 335-341.

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[42] I. Ya. Ashkinazi, V. A. Ishinova and E. M. Tsirulnikov, Pain sensitivity of skin at chronic psychoemotional stress in human, Neurofiziologija 24(5) (1992), 535-542 (in Russian).

[43] E. M. Tsirulnikov, V. A. Kudinov, K. N. Monachov and I. M. Raznatovski, Tactile sensitivity in skin diseases of various origins, Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii (Russian Bulletin of Dermatology and Venereology) 12 (1988), 11-14 (in Russian).

[44] A. Wright, I. ab I. Davies and J. G. Riddell, Intraarticular ultrasonic stimulation: Evoked potential and visual analogue scale data, Pain 52 (1993), 149-155.

[45] E. M. Tsirulnikov, A. G. Gurgenidze, I. A. Vartanyan and L. R. Gavrilov, Features of tactile and pain sensitivity at acupuncture points, Fiziol. Chel. 12(3) (1986), 414-419 (in Russian).

[46] I. A. Vartanyan, L. R. Gavrilov, I. D. Svetlogorskaya, E. M. Tsirulnikov, A. S. Khachunts and N. A. Ajrapetyan, Effect of focused ultrasound pulse duration of on skin sensitivity, Sensory Systems 4(1) (1990), 52-59 (in Russian).

[47] L. R. Gavrilov, The possibility of generating focal regions of complex configurations in application to the problems of stimulation of human receptor structures by focused ultrasound, Acoustical Physics 54(2) (2008), 315-326.

[48] E. S. Ebbini and C. A. Cain, A spherical-section ultrasound phased-array applicator for deep localized hyperthermia, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 38(7) (1991), 634-643.

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[50] Y. Hertzberg, O. Naor, A. Volovick and S. Shoham, Towards multifocal ultrasonic neural stimulation: pattern generation algorithms, J. Neural Eng. 7(5) (2010), 056002.

[51] O. Naor, Y. Hertzberg, E. Zemel, E. Kimmel and S. Shoham, Towards multifocal ultrasonic neural stimulation II: Design considerations for an acoustic retinal prosthesis, J. Neural Eng. 9 (2012), 026006.

[52] L. R. Gavrilov, G. V. Gersuni, V. I. Pudov, A. S. Rosenhlyum and E. M. Tsirulnikov, The use of focused ultrasound in MHz-range in otology, Vestnik Otolaringologii 2 (1983), 3-8 (in Russian).

[53] E. M. Tsirulnikov, I. A. Vartanyan, G. V. Gersuni, A. S. Rosenblyum, V. I. Pudov and L. R. Gavrilov, Use of amplitude-modulated focused ultrasound for diagnosis of hearing disorders, Ultrasound in Med. and Biol. 14(4) (1988), 277-285.

[54] P. -H. Tsui, S. -H. Wang and C. -C. Huang, In vitro effects of ultrasound with different energies on the conduction properties on neural tissue, Ultrasonics 43 (2005), 560-565.

[55] J. L. Foley, J. W. Little, F. L. Starr, C. Frantz and S. Vaezy, Image-guided HIFU neurolysis of peripheral nerves to treat spasticity and pain, Ultrasound Medi. Biol. 30 (2004), 1199-1207.

[56] J. L. Foley, J. W. Little and S. Vaezy, Effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound on nerve conduction, Muscle and Nerve 37(2) (2008), 241-250.

[57] V. Colucci, G. Strichartz, F. Jolesz, N. Vykhodtseva and K. Hynynen, Focused ultrasound effects on nerve action potential in vitro, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 35(10) (2009), 1737-1747.

[58] Y. F. Lee, C. C. Lin, J. S. Cheng and Gin-Shin Chen, Nerve conduction blockade in diabetic rats using high-intensity focused ultrasound for analgesic applications, British Journal of Anaesthesia 114(5) (2015), 840-846.

[59] Y. F. Lee, C. C. Lin, J. S. Cheng and Gin-Shin Chen, High-intensity focused ultrasound attenuates neural responses of sciatic nerves isolated from normal or neuropathic rats, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 41(1) (2015), 132-142.

[60] M. Alhamami, S. Tran and J. Tavakkoli, Effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound with different acoustic doses on neural tissues in vitro, Canadian Acoustics/Acoustique Canadienne 39(3) (2011), 40-41.

[61] R. A. Wahab, M. Choi, Y. Liu, V. Krauthamer, V. Zderic and M. R. Myers, Mechanical bioeffects of pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound on a simple neural model, Med. Phys. 39(7) (2012), 4274-4283.

[62] H. Kim, S. J. Taghados, K. Fischer, L. S. Maeng, S. Park and S. S. Yoo, Noninvasive transcranial stimulation of rat abducens nerve by focused ultrasound, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 38(9) (2012), 1568-1575.

[63] T. C. Dickey, R. Tych, M. Kliot, J. D. Loeser, K. Pederson and P. D. Mourad, Intense focused ultrasound can reliably induce sensations in human test subjects in a manner correlated with the density of their mechanoreceptors, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 38(1) (2012), 85-90.

[64] R. E. Tych, M. Gofeld, J. G. Jarvik, M. Kliot, J. D. Loeser, A. M. McClintic, R. J. Ollos, K. D. Pederson, R. L. Sparks, G. W. Terman and P. D. Mourad, Neuropathic tissue responds preferentially to stimulation by intense focused ultrasound, Ultrasound Med. Biol. 39(1) (2013), 111-116.

[65] J. D. Garcia, M. Gofeld, P. Ray Illian, J. D. Loeser, M. Kliot, A. M. McClintic, A. Ward, A. Yao and P. D. Mourad, Intense focused ultrasound as a potential research tool for the quantification of diurnal inflammatory pain, Ultrasonics 53(1) (2013), 84-89. 

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[68] R. Muratore, J. LaManna, M. Lamprecht and B. Morrison, Bioeffects of low dose ultrasound on neuronal cell function, In M. Hodnett and R. Muratore (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th Annual Ultrasonic Industry Association Symposium, March 23-25. Vancouver BC Canada, New York/IEEE Xplore, 2009, 1-3.

[69] R. Muratore, J. LaManna, E. Szulman, A. Kalisz, M. Lamprecht, M. Simon, Yu Zhe, Xue Nina and B. Morrison, Bioeffective ultrasound at very low doses: Reversible manipulation of neuronal cell morphology and function in vitro, In E. S. Ebbini (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. AIP Conference Proceedings 1113, Melville, NY/American Institute of Physics (2009), 25-29.

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[72] W. Legon, A. Rowlands, A. Opitz, T. Sato and W. J. Tyler, Pulsed ultrasound differentially stimulates somatosensory circuits in humans as indicated by EEG and fMRI, PLoS One 7(12) (2012).

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