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Register for Two Upcoming Webinars
- Focused Ultrasound Pelvic Treatment: State of the Field for Prostate Cancer and Uterine Fibroids | May 16 at 7:00 pm Eastern | REGISTER NOW >
- LabTAU Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence - A Five Year Perspective | May 17 at 11:00 am Eastern | REGISTER NOW >
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In Memoriam: Yoav Medan, PhD
- We are saddened to report that focused ultrasound pioneer Yoav Medan, PhD, passed away on April 30.
- His spirit and dedication were unmatched, and his passing is a great loss for us all.
- Dr. Medan will posthumously receive the Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award at Symposium 2022.
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Foundation Chairman Featured in Penn Gazette
- Foundation chairman, former neurosurgeon, and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine alumnus, Neal F. Kassell, MD, is featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette.
- He discusses his early fascination with science and technology and the “aha! moment” when he realized the vast potential of focused ultrasound.
READ: “MAINTAINING FOCUS” >
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Register Now for Symposium 2022
- Join us this October at the world’s leading forum for sharing the latest 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.
REGISTER NOW >
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Thomas Scully to Present Symposium Special Lecture on Reimbursement
- Thomas Scully is a general partner with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, the most active US private equity investor in healthcare.
- He was formerly the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Mr. Scully will give a special lecture on reimbursement through the eyes of CMS at the Symposium.
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Sponsor and Exhibitor Prospectus is Now Available
- The Foundation welcomes organizations in the therapeutic ultrasound industry or related fields to support the Symposium.
- The Prospectus outlines a variety of sponsor and exhibitor packages, as well as many advertising opportunities to increase your company’s visibility at the meeting.
SEE THE PROSPECTUS >
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Partial Histotripsy Ablation Induces Complete Tumor Regression in Liver Cancer
- A research team led by Zhen Xu, PhD, recently published preclinical work investigating whether partial histotripsy ablation could result in complete tumor regression in a model of liver cancer.
- The group also evaluated survival, immune response, and risk of metastases.
- Histotripsy significantly improved survival and increased immune infiltration of the treated and untreated tumors.
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Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFUS) Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
- LIFUS neuromodulation is a rapidly emerging technology being studied to treat neurologic and psychiatric disorders, including epilepsy.
- The technique may be a promising treatment for epilepsy because it can reach the lateral cortex and deep brain structures.
- A clinical trial at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is using LIFUS for serial treatments of the hippocampus in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Skin Cancer Clinical Trial Begins in Denmark
- A clinical trial using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat basal cell carcinoma (BCC) has begun in Denmark.
- BCC is a common, rarely fatal type of skin cancer that is found in areas of the skin exposed to the sun.
- Up to 40 participants will be treated with the TOOsonix System ONE-M HIFU device.
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Company Profile: Tamura Corporation
- Founded in 1924, Tamura Corporation is one of Japan’s oldest electronics companies.
- It designs and manufactures piezoelectric ultrasound transducers for the focused ultrasound industry.
- The company, known as the “King of Transformers,” is dedicated to driving innovation.
READ THE PROFILE >
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| Recent Webinars & Podcasts |
| Decades with PD: “Ask Me Anything!” | Featuring Dr. Alice Lazzarini and three patients with Parkinson’s disease | Hosted by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, PhD, of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (50 minutes) |
| Delivering Drugs to the Brain | Featuring Zhenpeng Qin, PhD, Olaf van Tellingen, PhD, Costas Arvanitis, PhD, and Graeme F. Woodworth, MD | Hosted by Drug Discovery News (2 hours and 50 minutes) |
| Sonobactericide for Treating Bacterial Infections | Featuring Klazina Kooiman, PhD, from Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam | Hosted by the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (1 hour) |
| Sound Power: Focused Ultrasound & the New Era of NeuroSonics in Neurosurgery | Hosted by the Seattle Science Foundation (48 minutes) |
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Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!
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May 23-27, 2022 182nd Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Meeting, Denver, CO
June 7-10, 2022 21st Annual International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU), Toronto, Canada and VIRTUAL
June 11-16, 2022 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
June 19-23, 2022 15th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS) Congress, Milan, Italy
July 10-14, 2022 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
August 14-19, 2022 Gordon Research Conference – In Vivo Ultrasound Imaging, Ventura, CA
October 10-13, 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy
October 23-28, 2022 8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, Bethesda, MD
December 8-11, 2022 International Symposium on Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics (ISBUS), Pasadena, CA
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