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World J Clin Oncol. Jan 10, 2011; 2(1): 8-27
Published online Jan 10, 2011. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v2.i1.8
Figure 1
Figure 1 The high intensity focused ultrasound beam passes through overlying skin and other tissues without harming them and is focused to necrose a localized tumor region, which may lie deep within the body. There is a very sharp boundary between dead and live cells at this contour.