Using 5-ALA with sonodynamic therapy and microbubbles for blood-brain barrier disruption

Health Topics: Cancer, Neurology, Neurosurgery

Hasan Syed, M.D., co-director of the Focused Ultrasound Program at Children’s National, explains how both FUS methods are currently being used in two different trials – sonodynamic therapy and blood-brain barrier disruption – for the first time in pediatrics.

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Hasan Syed, MD Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
Neurosurgeon

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Using 5-ALA with sonodynamic therapy and microbubbles for blood-brain barrier disruption

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About the Expert

Hasan Syed, MD Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery FellowshipNeurosurgeon

Hasan Syed, MD Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
Neurosurgeon