Lucia Schwyzer

Dr. Lucia Schwyzer


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 October 2014 in Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound
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DCDaniel Coluccia
Daniel Coluccia
JFJavier Fandino
Javier Fandino
LSLucia Schwyzer
Lucia Schwyzer
RTRuth O'Gorman Tuura
Ruth O'Gorman Tuura
LRLuca Remonda
Luca Remonda
BWBeat Werner
Beat Werner
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) allows for precise thermal ablation of target tissues. While this emerging modality is increasingly used for the treatment of various types of extracranial soft tissue tumors, it has only recently been acknowledged as a modality for noninvasive neurosurgery. MRgFUS has been particularly successful for functional neurosurgery, whereas its clinical application for tumor neurosurgery has been delayed for various technical and procedural reasons. Here, we report the case of a 63-year-old patient presenting with a centrally located recurrent glioblastoma who was included in our ongoing clinical phase I study aimed at evaluating the feasibility and safety of transcranial MRgFUS for brain tumor ablation. Applying 25 high-power sonications under MR imaging guidance, partial tumor ablation could be achieved without provoking neurological deficits or other adverse effects in the patient. This proves, for the first time, the feasibility of using transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound to safely ablate substantial volumes of brain tumor tissue.

1 December 2015 in Journal Of Neuroradiology
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LSLucia Schwyzer
Lucia Schwyzer
JBJatta Berberat
Jatta Berberat
LRL. Remonda
L. Remonda
URU. Roelcke
U. Roelcke

27 May 2024 in Progrès en Urologie - FMC
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LSLucia Schwyzer
Lucia Schwyzer
URU. Roelcke
U. Roelcke