Cyril Lafon

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Cyril Lafon is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cyril Lafon has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 80 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 32 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cyril Lafon's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (108 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (65 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (46 papers). Cyril Lafon is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (108 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (65 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (46 papers). Cyril Lafon collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Russia. Cyril Lafon's co-authors include Jean‐Yves Chapelon, D. Cathignol, Florent Aptel, Alexandre Carpentier, Michael Canney, Frédéric Prat, Jean‐Louis Mestas, Guillaume Bouchoux, Kévin Beccaria and Alexandre Vignot and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cyril Lafon

146 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Clinical trial of blood-brain barrier disruption by pulsed ultrasound

2016 574 citations Alexandre Carpentier, Cyril Lafon et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Benchmark comparison of transcranial ultrasound simulation: Comparing the CIVA Healthcare platform method with existing compressional wave models 2025 ·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ·(unknown), Sylvain Chatillon, Maxime Lafond, (unknown), Cyril Lafon	1
2	Evaluation of a Multimodal Confocal Therapeutic Focused Ultrasound Apparatus: Bridging Cavitation, Thermal Ablation, and Histotripsy in Preclinical Treatments 2024 ·IRBM ·(unknown), Maxime Lafond, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Françoise Chavrier, Cyril Lafon, Marion Cortet, Frédéric Padilla	0
3	Evaluating the safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for rectal endometriosis: results from a French prospective multicentre study including 60 patients 2024 ·Human Reproduction ·Gil Dubernard, (unknown), Guillaume Legendre, (unknown), P. Capmas, (unknown), Philippe Descamps, (unknown), Horace Roman, H. Fernandez, (unknown), Benjamin Merlot, Pascal Rousset, Cyril Lafon, Charles‐André Philip	1
4	Ultrasound Applications in Ophthalmology: A Review 2024 ·IRBM ·(unknown), (unknown), Maxime Lafond, (unknown), Stéfan Catheline, Cyril Lafon, Florent Aptel, Gilles Thuret, Philippe Gain	1
5	Magnetic microelastography for evaluation of ultrasound-induced softening of pancreatic cancer spheroids 2024 ·Physical Review Applied ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lifeng Wang, Jacky Chi Ki Ngo, Magali Perier, (unknown), Frédéric Prat, Maxime Lafond, Cyril Lafon, Stéfan Catheline	0
6	Evidence of cerebral hypoperfusion consecutive to ultrasound‐mediated blood‐brain barrier opening in rats 2023 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Jean‐Louis Mestas, Maxime Lafond, Cyril Lafon, Anne‐Sophie Salabert, Lydiane Hirschler, Jan Warnking, Emmanuel Barbier, Isabelle Loubinoux, Franck Desmoulin	7
7	Characterization of the viscoelastic properties of in vitro crystalline lens samples using ultrasound elastography 2023 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown), Maxime Lafond, François Legrand, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frédéric Mascarelli, Gilles Thuret, Philippe Gain, Cyril Lafon, Stéfan Catheline	3
8	A simulation study on the sensitivity of transcranial ray-tracing ultrasound modeling to skull properties 2023 ·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ·(unknown), Sylvain Chatillon, David Moore, John Snell, Frédéric Padilla, Cyril Lafon	11
9	Passive Elastography for Clinical HIFU Lesion Detection 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging ·Thomas Payen, Sébastien Crouzet, (unknown), Yao Chen, Jean‐Yves Chapelon, Cyril Lafon, Stéfan Catheline	3
10	Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Current and Emerging Therapeutic Uses of Focused Ultrasound 2022 ·Cancers ·Maxime Lafond, (unknown), (unknown), Aurélien Dupré, Mathieu Pioche, David Melodelima, Cyril Lafon	14
11	Combination of Focused Ultrasound, Immunotherapy, and Chemotherapy 2022 ·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ·(unknown), Marion Cortet, Cyril Lafon, Frédéric Padilla	30
12	Evaluation of Pseudorandom Sonications for Reducing Cavitation With a Clinical Neurosurgery HIFU Device 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Cyril Lafon, David Moore, Matthew Eames, John Snell, (unknown), Frédéric Padilla	6
13	Salvage high‐intensity focused ultrasound for locally recurrent prostate cancer after low‐dose‐rate brachytherapy: oncological and functional outcomes 2019 ·British Journal of Urology ·(unknown), Albert Gelet, Jean‐Yves Chapelon, Olivier Rouvière, (unknown), Cyril Lafon, H. Tonoli-Catez, Lionel Badet, Sébastien Crouzet	17
14	In vitro potentiation of doxorubicin by unseeded controlled non-inertial ultrasound cavitation 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Maxime Lafond, (unknown), (unknown), Jacqueline Ngo, Jean‐Louis Mestas, Frédéric Padilla, Cyril Lafon	19
15	Ultrasound-induced Cavitation enhances the efficacy of Chemotherapy in a 3D Model of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma with its microenvironment 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Romain Leenhardt, Marine Camus, Jean‐Louis Mestas, Mustapha Jeljeli, Einas Abou Ali, Sandrine Chouzenoux, (unknown), Carole Nicco, Frédéric Batteux, Cyril Lafon, Frédéric Prat	20
16	Parametric Shape Optimization of Lens-Focused Piezoelectric Ultrasound Transducers 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·(unknown), Jean‐Yves Chapelon, Jean-Christophe Béra, Cyril Lafon	7
17	Evaluation of a Three-Hydrophone Method for 2-D Cavitation Localization 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Maxime Lafond, (unknown), Jean‐Louis Mestas, Alexandre Carpentier, Shin‐ichiro Umemura, Cyril Lafon	9
18	Contribution of Inertial Cavitation in the Enhancement of In Vitro Transscleral Drug Delivery 2014 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·(unknown), David Clément, R. Andrew Fowler, (unknown), Françoise Chavrier, Jean‐Louis Mestas, (unknown), Jean‐Yves Chapelon, (unknown), Cyril Lafon	16
19	Miniaturized High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Device For The Treatment Of Glaucoma: A Clinical Pilot Study 2011 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Philippe Denis, Florent Aptel, (unknown), Cyril Lafon, Jean‐Yves Chapelon, Jean‐Philippe Nordmann	1
20	Cylindrical thermal coagulation necrosis using an interstitial applicator with a plane ultrasonic transducer: in vitro and in vivo experiments versus computer simulations 2000 ·International Journal of Hyperthermia ·Cyril Lafon, Frédéric Prat, Jean Yves Chapelon, F. Gorry, J. Margonari, Y. Theillère, D. Cathignol	35

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