High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation

Preferred Label : High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation;

NCIt synonyms : High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy; High-intensity Focused Ultrasound; Echotherapy; Echopulse; High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy;

NCIt related terms : HIFU; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound;

NCIt definition : A non-invasive treatment which uses an high-energy ultrasound transducer to generate sound waves to destroy diseased tissue.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure in which high-energy sound waves are aimed directly at an area of abnormal cells or tissue in the body. The waves create heat that kills the cells. HIFU is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and some other types of cancer and other diseases.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000599990; CDR0000599983;

Details

Origin ID

C68681;

UMLS CUI

C2348970;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- High intensity focused ultrasound [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- High intensity focused ultrasound (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- High-Intensity focused ultrasound ablation [MeSH Descriptor]
- High-Intensity focused ultrasound ablation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- High-Intensity focused ultrasound ablation [MeSH concept]
- High-Intensity focused ultrasound ablation [MeSH Descriptor]
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- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]
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