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A new tool known as histotripsy, which is a method using high-energy acoustics to destroy tumors with sound, is now available to oncologists to treat cancer.
Founded in 2009, HistoSonics was created to invent an ultrasonic device that screens for tumors and administers histotripsy.
“Histotripsy is an exciting new technology that, although it is in early stages of clinical use, may provide a noninvasive treatment option for patients with liver cancer. Hopefully it can be combined with systemic therapies for a synergistic therapeutic effect,” said Mishal Mendiratta-Lala, professor of radiology with Michigan Medicine.
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