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Epstein JE, Pople CB, Meng Y, Lipsman N.
An update on the role of focused ultrasound in neuro-oncology.
Curr Opin Neurol. 2024 Oct 4;37(6):682-692. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001314. PMID: 39498847. Review. ˍ

Ozair A, Moiz B, Anastasiadis P, Gandhi D, Bettegowda C, Mischel PS, Hong J, Ahluwalia MS, Woodworth GF.
Applications of transcranial focused ultrasound for primary brain tumors.
Neurooncol Adv. 2025 Dec 2;8(Suppl 4):iv20-iv39. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf156. PMID: 42281808. ˍ

Nabavizadeh A, Narsinh K, Kaufmann TJ, Liu H, Pouliopoulos AN, Prada F, Agarwal V, Ellingson BM, Sanvito F, Everson RG, Meng Y, Gandhi D, Chang SM, Wen PY, Ahluwalia MS, Sul N, Hadley L, Leblang S, Shah BR, Arvanitis CD, Burns TC, Moosa S, Woodworth GF.
Focused Ultrasound in Brain Tumors: Mechanisms, Imaging Guidance, and Emerging Clinical Applications.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Dec 5:ajnr.A9126. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A9126. PMID: 41360502. Review˰ ˍ

Del Bene M, Caldiera V, Stanziano M, Carone G, Falanga A, Piccardi A, Simonetti G, Carozzi C, Frazzetta G, Silvani A, Prada F, Grisoli M, Ciceri E, DiMeco F.
Focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier opening in brain tumor patients: Technical nuances.
Neurooncol Adv. 2026 Jan 31;8(1):vdag020. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdag020. PMID: 41821761. Technical notes. ˍ

Padilla F, Arvanitis C, Bollard CM, Gallus M, De Groot J, Klein RS, Ransohoff RM, Sonabend AM, Okada H.
Focused ultrasound-enhanced cell therapy for brain tumors: Summary of roundtable discussions.
Neurooncol Adv. 2026 Feb 14;8(1):vdag026. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdag026. PMID: 41773179. Meeting report. ˍ

Meng Y, Lipsman N.
Focused ultrasound in neuro-oncology: Realizing the promise of a noninvasive future.
Neurooncol Adv. 2026 Mar 20;8(Suppl 4):iv1. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf231. PMID: 42281804. ˍ

Patel T, Yousuf Ibrahim H, Khan T, Tabrez T, Hussain S, Fatima A, Junaid Siddiqui A, Anand N.
From competition to complementarity: narrative review of laser interstitial thermal therapy, focused ultrasound, and radiofrequency ablation in minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2026 Apr 7;88(6):3265-3275. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000004916. PMID: 42254235. ˍ

Sherlock T, Thede AT, Sheybani ND.
Focused ultrasound for enhancing cell-based immunotherapies in neuro-oncology.
Neurooncol Adv. 2026 Apr 10;8(Suppl 4):iv60-iv78. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdag080. PMID: 42281807. ˍ