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29.01.10
Thilo Hölscher M.D.,Visiting Professor at UVA and the Foundation in January
Dr. Thilo Hölscher, Assistant Professor in both Radiology and Neurosciences at the University of California at San Diego, was a guest of the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation and the University of Virginia Department of...
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20.01.10
Discussions about Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) were not commonplace conversation just over a year ago, but as the Health Care Reform initiative has progressed, it seems that nearly every single day we hear something about CER. Just last week Read more...
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14.01.10
InSightec Ltd. announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the company’s ExAblate® MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system for the treatment of women with uterine fibroids.
“We are very pleased that the Japanese Ministry of Health has approved the Ex...
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03.12.09
The first human proof-of-concept study has begun at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Supported by an independent research grant, research scientists at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, led by Chief of Urology, Dr Laurence Klotz, MD, have successfully begun the first human, proo...
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03.12.09
On September 28, 2009, more than 75 attendees trekked to Cargese, Corsica, for the Third Autumn School on Therapeutic Ultrasound. The School was directed by Gail ter Haar, PhD, of the Institute of Cancer Research, and Mathias Fink, PhD, founder of the Institut Langevin in Paris.
The organizational...
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Focused ultrasound is a revolutionary technology that could help treat diseases that affect virtually everyone |
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 Magnetic resonance image guided focused ultrasound ( MRgFUS) could: - be the ultimate form of noninvasive surgery
- destroy tumors without making any incisions and without harm to other organs
- replace the need for most radiation treatments
- transform pharmacological therapy by delivering drugs precisely where needed without harm to the rest of the body
- dissolve blood clots and restore flow through blocked vessels
Focused ultrasound can be performed on an outpatient basis, requires no incisions or general anesthesia, only mild sedation, results in minimal discomfort and few complications, and allows rapid recovery. Focused ultrasound is currently - clinically approved for the treatment of uterine fibroids and pain from bone cancer (in Europe)
- in clinical trials for the treatment of brain and breast cancer
- being investigated for the treatment of prostate cancer, stroke, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and more
The technology is in the early stages of development—where MR imaging was approximately 25 years ago—but could do all of the above in our lifetime.
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Foundation dedicates its first Focused Ultrasound “Center of Excellence” at the University of Virginia |
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Five years in the making, the first of several “Centers of Excellence” planned by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation will open this October at the University of Virginia, following a Center dedication ceremony on September 14th.
Its mission: to become a leader in translational (or applied) and clinical research, training and patient care, employing MR-guided Focused Ultrasound. |
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Read more: Foundation dedicates its first Focused Ultrasound “Center of Excellence” at the University of Virginia
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If you're a researcher, see how our Research Awards can enable you to push the boundaries of what this revolutionary technology can do.
If you're a clinician, apply for one of our Fellowship Awards to equip you to assist with research programs as well as treating patients in approved applications. |
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How We're Supporting Patients |
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At the Foundation, one of our missions is to inform patients about this revolutionary treatment and how it can offer then vital new options. Find out more how the Foundation can help! |
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