What is Focused Ultrasound?
Like a magnifying glass focuses light, focused ultrasound concentrates ultrasound energy on a target in the body without harming nearby tissue.
What Can it Treat?
Worldwide, focused ultrasound is approved to treat more than 20 diseases and is being researched to treat many more.
Patient Stories
Watch videos and read stories from patients whose lives have been changed by focused ultrasound.
Treatment and Trial Sites
Information displayed on the Find a Treatment Center pages is based on selected search criteria to efficiently find treatment options. Information for patient treatment sites is updated annually, while that for clinical trial sites is updated monthly. As a result, this data should not be regarded as fully comprehensive. For a more complete search of all clinical trials, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/.
Find a Treatment Center
Globally, there are hundreds of centers that offer focused ultrasound treatment. Find a location near you.
Find a Clinical Trial
Patients who do not want to undergo or are not candidates for traditional treatment may be eligible for research studies.
Get a Global Perspective
This interactive map displays focused ultrasound sites conducting research, clinical trials, and commercial treatments around the world.
News
- Meet Tom: Essential Tremor Patient Supports Foundation’s Efforts 21 February 2024
- ‘New England Journal of Medicine’: Focused Ultrasound May Help Clear Alzheimer’s Disease Plaques 4 January 2024
- Insightec Granted Permanent Reimbursement Code for Brain Treatments 6 December 2023
- Meet Gabsoo: A Focused Ultrasound Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial Participant 28 November 2023
- Meet Kristina: A Patient’s Experience Participating in a Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer 8 November 2023
- Area group co-funds pledge to fight rare cancer 2 October 2023
- Organizations team up to fight childhood cancer 2 October 2023
FUS for Movement Disorders
Focused ultrasound is FDA approved to treat movement disorders like essential tremor and Parkinson's tremor.
FUS For The Prostate
Focused ultrasound is FDA approved to treat the prostate, which could apply to diseases like prostate cancer and BPH.
FUS For Bone Metastases
Focused ultrasound is a radiation-free method to reduce the pain associated with cancer that has spread to the bone.