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State of Research Update: Focused Ultrasound for Epilepsy
- Suzanne LeBlang, MD, the Foundation’s Director of Clinical Relationships, recently provided an overview of current focused ultrasound research for treating epilepsy.
- Three focused ultrasound companies are developing devices to address the disease noninvasively.
- The video was debuted at the Foundation’s recent awareness event.
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Register Now for Symposium 2022
- Join us this October at the world’s leading forum for sharing the latest preclinical, translational, and clinical advances in focused ultrasound.
- We encourage you to join us in-person, but there is a virtual registration option and discounted student rates.
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Report Finds Few Cancer Patients in the UK Offered Noninvasive Therapies
- An All-Party Parliamentary Group report found that only 10 percent of cancer patients in the UK are offered noninvasive treatments.
- Its recommendations included training sufficient medical personnel to perform noninvasive therapies, such as focused ultrasound.
- The group brings together different political parties to drive awareness of minimally invasive treatments.
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Meeting Report: Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2022
- SIR held its annual meeting in Boston from June 11–16.
- There were seven scientific presentations on focused ultrasound, and two manufacturers in the field participated.
- A Foundation-sponsored reception and several educational sessions focused on cultivating the next generation of interventional radiologists.
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Biomedical Technology Prize to Recognize Innovators Impacting Health
- The Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology will recognize scientists who have developed technologies that substantially impact human health.
- Up to four awards of at least $400,000 will be given annually.
- Dr. Merkin has advanced biomedical research that improves lives and is a longtime Foundation supporter.
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Submit an Abstract for ISBUS 2022
- The inaugural International Symposium on Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics (ISBUS) will be held December 8-11 in Pasadena, California.
- The meeting will cover biomolecular and genetic approaches to ultrasonic imaging and control of cellular function.
- The abstract submission deadline is September 5.
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Insightec to Begin Comparative Prostate Cancer Trial
- Insightec has received FDA clearance to begin a clinical trial comparing its focused ultrasound device to active surveillance in patients with prostate cancer.
- The Exablate Prostate system uses focused ultrasound to ablate target tissue under MRI guidance.
- An earlier clinical trial using the device showed positive results with minimal complications.
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July 10-14, 2022 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
July 28, 2022 Making Gas to Remove Gas: Acoustic Droplet Vaporization for Reperfusion Injury | WEBINAR
August 14-19, 2022 Gordon Research Conference – In Vivo Ultrasound Imaging, Ventura, CA
August 22-23, 2022 Society for Image-Guided Neurointerventions (SIGN) 2022, Warwickshire, UK
September 15-18, 2022 European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) 2022, Vienna, Austria
September 26-28, 2022 iTRUSST - 3rd Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Symposium (FUN) 2022, Mainz, Germany and VIRTUAL
October 10-13, 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy
October 13-15, 2022 Veterinary Cancer Society Annual Conference 2022, Norfolk, VA
October 23-28, 2022 8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, Bethesda, MD
November 16-20, 2022 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting, Tampa Bay, FL
December 8-11, 2022 International Symposium on Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics (ISBUS), Pasadena, CA
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