Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation

Promoting the advancement and adoption of MR guided focused ultrasound surgery.

 

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Focused ultrasound is a revolutionary technology that could help treat diseases that affect virtually everyone
 
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 developmentwhere MR imaging was approximately 25 years agobut could do all of the above in our lifetime.
 
Read More About Focused Ultrasound
 
Foundation dedicates its first Focused Ultrasound “Center of Excellence” at the University of Virginia


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.

Read more: Foundation dedicates its first Focused Ultrasound “Center of Excellence” at the University of Virginia
 
How We're Funding Research
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.
 
How We're Supporting Patients

 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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Events to Watch For

UIA 2010 Symposium Powering Sound Ideas
April 12, 2010 - April 14, 2010

SIR Annual Scientific Meeting
April 13, 2010 - April 18, 2010

AACR - American Association for Cancer Research
April 17, 2010 - April 21, 2010

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