Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal
"Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tissue ablation of the PROSTATE performed by ultrasound from a transducer placed in the RECTUM. The procedure is used to treat prostate cancer (PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA).
MeSH Number(s)
E02.565.280.945.399.500
E04.014.380.500
E04.950.774.860.625.875
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
- Therapeutics [E02]
- Hyperthermia, Induced [E02.565]
- Diathermy [E02.565.280]
- Ultrasonic Therapy [E02.565.280.945]
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E02.565.280.945.399]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E02.565.280.945.399.500]
- Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Ablation Techniques [E04.014]
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E04.014.380]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.014.380.500]
- Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
- Urologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.774]
- Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male [E04.950.774.860]
- Prostatectomy [E04.950.774.860.625]
- Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.950.774.860.625.875]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative Effectiveness of Single versus Combination Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infections after Transrectal Prostate Biopsy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec; 59(12):7273-5.
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Single session of high-intensity focused ultrasound for localized prostate cancer: treatment outcomes and potential effect as a primary therapy. World J Urol. 2014 Oct; 32(5):1339-45.
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The role of focal therapy in the management of localised prostate cancer: a systematic review. Eur Urol. 2014 Oct; 66(4):732-51.
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Variability of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy prophylactic measures. Can J Urol. 2012 Dec; 19(6):6573-7.
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TRUS versus transabdominal ultrasound as a predictor of enucleated adenoma weight in patients with BPH: a tool for standard preoperative work-up? Int Urol Nephrol. 2009 Dec; 41(4):767-71.
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Prostate atrophy and spinal cord lesions. Spinal Cord. 2006 Jan; 44(1):24-7.