Blood–brain barrier opening in Alzheimer’s disease using MR-guided focused ultrasound

Blood–brain barrier opening in Alzheimer’s disease using MR-guided focused ultrasound

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound with injected microbubbles has been used to temporarily open the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, the authors use this technology to non-invasively open the BBB in 5 patients with mild-to-moderate AD in a...

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Main Authors: Nir Lipsman, Ying Meng, Allison J. Bethune, Yuexi Huang, Benjamin Lam, Mario Masellis, Nathan Herrmann, Chinthaka Heyn, Isabelle Aubert, Alexandre Boutet, Gwenn S. Smith, Kullervo Hynynen, Sandra E. Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04529-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04529-6

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