Chapter 1 HIFU Tissue Ablation: Concept and Devices.

Chapter 2 Prostate Focused Ultrasound Therapy.

Chapter 3 MRI-Guided HIFU Methods for the Ablation of Liver and Renal Cancers.

Chapter 4 Magnetic Resonance-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Breast Cancer.

Chapter 5 HIFU for Palliative Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.

Chapter 6 MR-Guided Transcranial Focused Ultrasound.

Chapter 7 Focused Ultrasound and Lithotripsy.

Chapter 8 Heat-Based Tumor Ablation: Role of the Immune Response.

Chapter 9 Droplets, Bubbles and Ultrasound Interactions.

Chapter 10 Sonoporation: Concept and Mechanisms.

Chapter 11 Design of Microbubbles for Gene/Drug Delivery.

Chapter 12 Co-administration of Microbubbles and Drugs in Ultrasound-Assisted Drug Delivery: Comparison with Drug-Carrying Particles.

Chapter 13 Drug-Loaded Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets for Ultrasound-Mediated Drug Delivery.

Chapter 14 Bubble-Assisted Ultrasound: Application in Immunotherapy and Vaccination.

Chapter 16 Microbubble-Assisted Ultrasound for Drug Delivery in the Brain and Central Nervous System.

Chapter 17 Microbubbles and Ultrasound: Therapeutic Applications in Diabetic Nephropathy.

Chapter 18 Drug and Gene Delivery using Sonoporation for Cardiovascular Disease.

Chapter 19 Sonothrombolysis.

Chapter 20 Ultrasound-Mediated Polymeric Micelle Drug Delivery.

Chapter 21 Stimulation of Bone Repair with Ultrasound.

Chapter 22 Sonodynamic Therapy: Concept, Mechanism and Application to Cancer Treatment.