Alzheimer's disease ultrasound
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Focused ultrasound is a non-invasive, therapeutic technology aiming to improve the quality of life at lower costs for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Focused Ultrasound Therapy:
- Non-invasive, therapeutic technology aiming to improve the quality of life with lower costs for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
- Beams of ultrasonic energy focus precisely and accurately on targets deep in the brain without damaging surrounding normal tissue.
- Ultrasound produces a variety of therapeutic effects eliminating the need for incisions or radiation at the focus where beams converge.
- Preclinical studies have have shown promising results with the potential of focused ultrasound in enhancing the delivery of therapeutic drugs or antibodies to the brain.
- Focused ultrasound in combination with microbubbles can safely open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) thereby enabling enhanced delivery of anti-amyloid antibodies to the brain. This method may reduce the number of plaques and improve cognition in Alzheimer’s disease subjects.