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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):208.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci12020208.

Human Ultrasound Neuromodulation: State of the Art

Roland Beisteiner  1
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Editorial

Human Ultrasound Neuromodulation: State of the Art

Roland Beisteiner. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

The first human applications of ultrasound in medicine date back to 1939, when Reimar Pohlmann (Berlin, Germany) published data on therapy of neuralgia with ultrasound [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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