Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal

"Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Tissue ablation of the PROSTATE performed by ultrasound from a transducer placed in the RECTUM. The procedure is used to treat prostate cancer (PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA).

Descriptor ID	D036761
MeSH Number(s)	E02.565.280.945.399.500 E04.014.380.500 E04.950.774.860.625.875
Concept/Terms	Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal Transrectal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Transrectal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Hyperthermia, Induced [E02.565]
Diathermy [E02.565.280]
Ultrasonic Therapy [E02.565.280.945]
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E02.565.280.945.399]
Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E02.565.280.945.399.500]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Ablation Techniques [E04.014]
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation [E04.014.380]
Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.014.380.500]
Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
Urologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.774]
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male [E04.950.774.860]
Prostatectomy [E04.950.774.860.625]
Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal [E04.950.774.860.625.875]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal".

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