Driving Focused Ultrasound into the Mainstream
Written by Neal F. Kassell, MD
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It is now becoming more widely recognized that focused ultrasound has the potential to both improve the lives of millions of people with a wide variety of serious medical disorders and to propel the creation of a new multibillion-dollar industry. Highly disruptive therapeutic technologies like focused ultrasound evolve exponentially from laboratory research to widespread utilization as a standard of care. In the case of focused ultrasound, the inflection point in the clinical adoption curve has recently been reached, and the dialogue has shifted from “if” the technology will have an important role in the therapeutic armamentarium to “when.” While strong progress has been made in achieving this vision in the last several years, it is also becoming increasingly apparent that the pace of progress needs to be accelerated. Every month that transpires where the technology is not available translates into unnecessary death, disability, and suffering for countless people. Saving time equals saving lives.
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