MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** An image-guided, non-invasive technique that uses high energy ultrasound to treat tumors by thermoablation.

**Synonyms:** - MR-HIFU - MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery - MRI-HIFU - MRgFUS - Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound - Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound