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D-Index
77
Citations
24605
World Ranking
1816
National Ranking
875

Best Publications

  • Noninvasive MR Imaging-Guided Focal Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Rabbits

    Kullervo Hynynen;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of fibroadenomas in the breast: a feasibility study.

    Kullervo Hynynen;Oliver Pomeroy;Darrell N. Smith;Peter E. Huber

  • Local and reversible blood–brain barrier disruption by noninvasive focused ultrasound at frequencies suitable for trans-skull sonications

    Kullervo Hynynen;Nathan McDannold;Nickolai A. Sheikov;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine leiomyomas: a feasibility study.

    Clare M C Tempany;Elizabeth A Stewart;Nathan McDannold;Bradley J Quade

  • Noninvasive localized delivery of Herceptin to the mouse brain by MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier disruption.

    Manabu Kinoshita;Nathan McDannold;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Kullervo Hynynen

  • Cellular mechanisms of the blood-brain barrier opening induced by ultrasound in presence of microbubbles.

    Nickolai Sheikov;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Ferenc Jolesz

  • Focused ultrasound modulates region-specific brain activity

    Seung Schik Yoo;Alexander Bystritsky;Jong Hwan Lee;Jong Hwan Lee;Yongzhi Zhang

  • Transcranial magnetic resonance imaging- guided focused ultrasound surgery of brain tumors: initial findings in 3 patients.

    Nathan McDannold;Greg T. Clement;Peter Black;Ferenc Jolesz

  • Temporary Disruption of the Blood–Brain Barrier by Use of Ultrasound and Microbubbles: Safety and Efficacy Evaluation in Rhesus Macaques

    Nathan McDannold;Costas D. Arvanitis;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Margaret S. Livingstone

  • Targeted delivery of doxorubicin to the rat brain at therapeutic levels using MRI-guided focused ultrasound.

    Lisa H. Treat;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Yongzhi Zhang

  • Effect of focused ultrasound applied with an ultrasound contrast agent on the tight junctional integrity of the brain microvascular endothelium

    Nickolai Sheikov;Nathan McDannold;Shipra Sharma;Kullervo Hynynen

  • Targeted disruption of the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound: association with cavitation activity.

    N McDannold;N Vykhodtseva;K Hynynen

  • Ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier disruption for targeted drug delivery in the central nervous system

    Muna Aryal;Costas D. Arvanitis;Phillip M. Alexander;Nathan McDannold

  • Targeted delivery of antibodies through the blood-brain barrier by MRI-guided focused ultrasound.

    Manabu Kinoshita;Nathan McDannold;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Kullervo Hynynen

  • 500-element ultrasound phased array system for noninvasive focal surgery of the brain: a preliminary rabbit study with ex vivo human skulls.

    Kullervo Hynynen;Gregory T. Clement;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva

  • Blood-brain barrier disruption induced by focused ultrasound and circulating preformed microbubbles appears to be characterized by the mechanical index.

    Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Kullervo Hynynen

  • MRI-guided targeted blood-brain barrier disruption with focused ultrasound: Histological findings in rabbits

    Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Scott Raymond;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Focal disruption of the blood–brain barrier due to 260-kHz ultrasound bursts: a method for molecular imaging and targeted drug delivery

    Kullervo Hynynen;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Scott Raymond

  • Effects of acoustic parameters and ultrasound contrast agent dose on focused-ultrasound induced blood-brain barrier disruption

    Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Kullervo Hynynen

  • Improved anti-tumor effect of liposomal doxorubicin after targeted blood-brain barrier disruption by MRI-guided focused ultrasound in rat glioma

    Lisa H. Treat;Nathan McDannold;Yongzhi Zhang;Natalia Vykhodtseva

  • Ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier disruption for targeted drug delivery in the central nervous system

    Nathan McDannold;Yongzhi Zhang;Chanikarn Power;Costas D. Arvanitis

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret S. Livingstone
Margaret S. Livingstone Harvard University
Seung-Schik Yoo
Seung-Schik Yoo Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alexandra J. Golby
Alexandra J. Golby Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Borsook
David Borsook Boston Children's Hospital
G. Rees Cosgrove
G. Rees Cosgrove Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mojgan Hodaie
Mojgan Hodaie University of Toronto
Michael L. Schwartz
Michael L. Schwartz Yale University
Ryder P. Gwinn
Ryder P. Gwinn Evergreen Health Medical Center
Casey H. Halpern
Casey H. Halpern University of Pennsylvania
Niels Kuster
Niels Kuster ETH Zurich

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