Noninvasive magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for tendon disruption: an in vivo Animal study

Purpose Surgical resection of the tendon is an effective treatment for severe contracture. Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive ultrasonic therapy which produces a focal increase in temperature, subsequent tissue ablation and disruption. We evaluated MRgFUS as a clinically translatable treatment modality to non-invasively disrupt in vivo porcine tendons.