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
- Parkinson’s Patient Story: Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial Turns Skeptic into Advocate 28 September 2022
- Register Now: Webinar on New Approaches with Immunotherapies and Breast Cancer 27 September 2022
- Watch Now: Webinar on Focused Ultrasound and Alzheimer’s Disease 21 September 2022
- Liver Tumor FUS Histotripsy Trial Results: Treatment is Safe and Predictable 14 September 2022
- Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease: Results of First Clinical Trial to Deliver Therapeutics 14 September 2022
- New Interactive Map Provides Global Perspective on Focused Ultrasound 14 September 2022
- Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Five-Year Results 24 August 2022
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.