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Revolutionary Ultrasound Technique Targets Cancer Non-Invasively
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- Focused high-frequency ultrasound targets cancer more effectively and offers non-invasive treatment.
- Zhen Xu, a University of Michigan PhD student in the early 2000s, aimed to destroy diseased tissue non-invasively.
- She tested ultrasound on pig hearts and raised the pulse rate to reduce lab disruption.
- The change produced faster tissue breakdown and holes in the pig heart within a minute.
