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First Patient Enrolled in Trial for Bilateral Treatment of Essential Tremor
Researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London recently announced that they had completed treatment...
Read MoreEducating Policymakers on Focused Ultrasound: The Foundation and MITA Join Patients and Physicians on Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, February 26, a group of patients and physicians convened on Capitol Hill to educate...
Read MoreNow Accepting Applications for Global Internships
Each year, the Foundation’s Global Internship Program offers students who are interested in focused ultrasound the opportunity...
Read MoreUpcoming Events
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14th Biennial Congress and Exhibition of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society
06-09-2019 12:00 am -
Society for Image Guided Neurointerventions
06-10-2019 12:00 am -
Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting
06-12-2019 12:00 am -
13th Interventional MRI Symposium
10-09-2020 12:00 am
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What is Focused Ultrasound?
Like a magnifying glass focusing beams of light on a single point, focused ultrasound concentrates ultrasound energy on a target in the body without harming healthy surrounding tissue.
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What can Focused Ultrasound Treat?
Focused ultrasound is being researched for over 100 diseases worldwide. While most are in the early stages, commercial treatment is now available in the US for essential tremor, uterine fibroids, bone metastases, and the prostate, and others are being treated elsewhere.Read More
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Patient Stories
DONOR PROFILES: SHERRY SHARP
Sherry Sharp founded the Rick Sharp Alzheimer’s Foundation in memory of her husband and to bring a greater awareness to the need for research funding.... Read More
EXPERT PROFILES: IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Professor Wladyslaw Gedroyc discusses focused ultrasound research and clinical care at Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust...
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INDUSTRY PROFILES: CARTHERA
CarThera is making strides in treating patients with serious brain tumors. We interviewed their Scientific Director, Michael Canney, PhD, to learn more about this dynamic company.... Read More