AUTHOR=Jones Jesse , Bolding Mark , Ullman Henrik , Kaneko Naoki , Tateshima Satoshi TITLE=Focused Ultrasound Ablation of an Arteriovenous Malformation Model JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.671380 DOI=10.3389/fneur.2021.671380 ISSN=1664-2295 ABSTRACT=

Brain AVMs are rare but serious vascular lesions that often pose a management dilemma between the risk of various treatment modalities and uncertain natural history during observation. We describe preliminary data on the use of focused ultrasound as a novel therapeutic strategy. In an AVM model, one session of ultrasound gradually reduced flow through the lesion without inducing rupture. Due to its non-invasive yet immediate ablative effects, focused ultrasound may allow safer treatment of AVMs. However, further studies are needed to clarify its efficacy and side effect profile.