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Foundation and Cancer Research Institute Host Workshop to Outline Future of Focused Ultrasound + Cancer Immunotherapy

On July 18-19, the Foundation – in conjunction with the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) – hosted...

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One Year In: Highlights and Next Steps for the Foundation’s Partnership with Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance

In April 2018, the Foundation and the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) formed a partnership...

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Foundation’s Asia Program Gathers Momentum

Foundation Chairman Neal F. Kassell, MD, and Asia Program Director Jessica Lukens recently returned from a...

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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.
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Blog

The Journey of MRI Guided Interventions and Focused Ultrasound: A Tribute to Ferenc Jolesz, MD
Written by Morry Blumenfeld, PhD - Published: August 15, 2019
Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Understanding the American Urological Association Recommendations
Written by Tim Meakem, MD - Published: June 26, 2019
Focused Ultrasound for Lung Tumors: From Impossible to Possible
Written by Lauren Powlovich, MD - Published: May 30, 2019
Focused Ultrasound Comes of Age
Written by Neal F. Kassell, MD - Published: April 24, 2019

Patient Stories

DONOR PROFILES: BOB HIRSCH

After a successful career at Gold Eagle Co., Bob Hirsch is interested in the potential of focused ultrasound to change medicine and help patients like his wife...
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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: BRACCO

Bracco is one of the world's leaders in diagnostic imaging that traces its roots back more than 90 years...
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