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Webinar Report: Human Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation
Bilateral Focused Ultrasound is Effective for Relieving Movement Disorder Symptoms
7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Proceedings Now Available
Register Now: Fireside Chat on Focused Ultrasound for Pediatrics
Symposium 2020: Final Proceedings and Highlight Video Available
Using Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Focused Ultrasound Fine-Tunes Gene Therapy for Brain Applications
Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer: Data from Two Trials Published
NaviFUS Publishes Initial Glioblastoma Clinical Trial Results
King Family Vineyards' 2022 River Cruise to Benefit Foundation
Former Senior Amazon and GE Healthcare Executive Joins Foundation's Council
Apply Now: Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology
Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology Established
Discussion of Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson's Disease with Tim Meakem, MD
Election of US President Joe Biden a Boon to the Focused Ultrasound Community
Company Profile: Shanghai A&S
Focused Ultrasound to Deliver Mitochondria
Case Report: Focused Ultrasound for Osteoid Osteoma
Research Site Profile: University Medical Center Utrecht
Liver Tumor Clinical Trial Approved to Begin in Europe
Donor Profile: Ray Chambers
Biopharmaceutical Leader Robert J. Hugin Joins Foundation’s Council
Watch Now: Online Event to Recognize to UMC Utrecht as Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence
University Medical Center Utrecht Named Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence
CMS Grants Immediate Medicare Coverage for FDA-Approved Breakthrough Devices
CarThera Launches New Glioblastoma Trial in Chicago
New FDA Program Aims to Expedite Access to Safer Therapies
Uterine Fibroids: A Novel Approach to Treating with Focused Ultrasound
Smith Foundation Fund Established for Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Landmark Clinical Trial Shows Focused Ultrasound to be a Safe and Effective Treatment for the Cardinal Features of Parkinson’s Disease
Watch Now: Discussion with Women in Focused Ultrasound Inspired by the Film “Picture a Scientist”
Foundation Gift Drive Brings Holiday Joy to Cedars Healthcare Center
Meeting Report: RSNA 2020
Two New Professional Opportunities Available in Focused Ultrasound
Student Profile: Biomedical Illustrator Hang Yu Lin Creates an Animation on Focused Ultrasound and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Focused Ultrasound Improves Delivery of Alzheimer’s Therapy and Promotes Neurogenesis
Virginia Tech Opens Veterinary Cancer Research Center
Investigator Profile: Eli Vlaisavljevich, PhD
Jane Metcalfe Joins Foundation Council
Mike Milken Interviews John Grisham and Neal Kassell, MD, at Future of Health Summit
Investigator Profile: Joan Vidal-Jové, MD, PhD
Symposium 2020 Take-Home Messages Now Available
Beta-Amyloid Plaque in Alzheimer’s Disease Decreased in Focused Ultrasound Trial Patients
4th Quarter 2020 Research Award
Parkinson’s Dyskinesia Pilot Study Results Published
First Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Enrolled in Clinical Trial at Columbia University
University of Virginia Recruiting Glioblastoma Patients for Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial
Focused Ultrasound Clinical and Research Advances Highlighted at Symposium Media Event
Support the Foundation
Foundation Senior Scientist Named STAT Wunderkind
Focused Ultrasound Device Earns FDA Approval to Treat Osteoid Osteomas
NEO.LIFE Article Highlights Focused Ultrasound and Foundation Chairman
A Comprehensive Review of Focused Ultrasound Brain Applications
Symposium 2020 - What You Need to Know
Participate Early in an FDA Town Hall Session at the Symposium
Foundation-Funded Research Update: A Novel Skin Cooling Device
Opinion: Focused Ultrasound Could Help Fight Effects of COVID-19
One-Year Outcome Data Published for Glioblastoma Trial
Focused Ultrasound for Spinal Cord Injury: Johns Hopkins Receives Funding for New Device
Precise Drug Delivery for Neuromodulation: Swiss Team Develops New Method
Focused Ultrasound for Breast Cancer: Nine Clinical Trials Underway
Claude Wasserstein Joins Foundation’s Council
Watch Now: Webinar on Patent Strategy for Business Leaders
Company Profile: Onda
3rd Quarter 2020 Research Award
Cyprus Veterinary Team Receives €1M Focused Ultrasound Grant
Meeting Report: Breast Cancer Alliance Symposium
Alice W. Handy Joins Foundation’s Council
Foundation Partners with BloodPAC to Advance Liquid Biopsy Technology
HistoSonics Initiates First Liver Tumor Clinical Trial in the US
Watch Now: 2020 Lockhart Prize Winners Research Webinar
Mark Carol, MD, Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation Team
FUS Partners Advises on Reimbursement
Achieving the Triple Aim of Advances in Healthcare: The Role of Economic Data in Advocating for Reimbursement
Professional Society Guidelines: Not to be Overlooked Along the Road to Commercial Success
University of Virginia Masters Student Completes Capstone Project on Focused Ultrasound Reimbursement
CMS Releases Proposed Rule Eliminating Gap between FDA Approval and Medicare Coverage: Comments Welcome
FDA Pathways to Expedite Patient Access to Innovative Medical Device Therapies
Foundation’s Partnerships Aim to Achieve Reimbursement
Focused Ultrasound Reimbursement Landscape in Europe
Focused Ultrasound Reimbursement Landscape in the US
An Introduction to Medical Reimbursement Coding
Reimbursement Pricing 101: How Treatment Costs are Determined for Clinical Procedures in the US
Provider Perspective: Dr. Stephen Scionti Discusses Reimbursement for Prostate Patients
Reimbursement from the Patient Perspective: Challenges and Lessons Learned
New Reimbursement Summit White Paper Now Available
Reimbursement for Focused Ultrasound
Watch Now: Webinar on Ultrasound Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Neuro-Oncology
Former Foundation Intern Helps Develop Brain Treatment Software Solution
Research Site Profile: The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Hospital
Meeting Report: 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
New Focused Ultrasound Parameters for Releasing Chemotherapy to Tumors
Donor Profile: Rick Frisbie
2020 Summer Intern Report: Erin Wettstone
2020 Summer Intern Report: Annabel Taylor
2020 Summer Intern Report: Juliette Strubel
2020 Summer Intern Report: John “Jack” Snell
2020 Summer Intern Report: Charlie Manning
2020 Summer Intern Report: Yisha He
2020 Summer Intern Report: Jon Carlini
Foundation’s First Remote Summer Internship Program a Success
Children’s National Hospital Becomes Foundation’s First Pediatric Center of Excellence
Company Profile: Precision Acoustics, Ltd.
A Cell-Specific Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Technique
First Patients Treated in Focused Ultrasound Endometriosis Trial
David R. Goode Joins Foundation’s Council
New Clinical Trial for Focused Ultrasound in Glioblastoma
Watch Now: Webinar on Focused Ultrasound for Gene Therapy
Foundation-Funded Researcher, Natasha Sheybani, Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation
Foundation’s Midyear Report Showcases Advances Amidst Challenging Year
Meeting Report: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2020
Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Tremor Deemed Cost Effective
Donor Profile: Koch Disruptive Technologies
David M. Rubenstein Interviews Neal F. Kassell, MD, and John Grisham about Focused Ultrasound
New Undergraduate Course on Focused Ultrasound
Meeting Report: EMBC 2020
Foundation Team Members Support “No Kid Hungry” Campaign
Donor Profile: Gary Shapiro
Watch Now: Discussion on Focused Ultrasound’s Potential Role in Neurofibromatosis Treatment
Join us: Webinar on Focused Ultrasound and Neurofibromatosis
Company Profile: TOOsonix
Breast Cancer Alliance to Host Virtual Medical Symposium
New Dermatology Applications for Focused Ultrasound
Watch Now: ISTU Webinar on Sonoporation
Investigator Profile: Professor José Obeso, MD, PhD
In Memoriam: Jane “Kitchie” Tolleson
Scope of FUS Partners Program Expanded
Intern Update: Isabella Small
Peter Gabriel Joins Foundation’s Council
Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Treating Depression
Opening the Blood-Brain Barrier After Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy
Meeting Report: American Association for Cancer Research 2020 Virtual Annual Meetings
Lizzi Award Winners Launch ISTU Webinar Series
COVID-19 Research Project Delays
Donor Profile: Paul Manning
Foundation Council Welcomes Kat Imhoff
Foundation Team Members Give Back and Support Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Foundation Scholar Participates in Journal's "Tumor Talk" Webinar
Nationwide Medicare Reimbursement of Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor
Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Koch Disruptive Technologies Discuss Advancing Focused Ultrasound
Cancer Immunotherapy Month: Foundation Educates Thousands with Targeted Outreach Campaign
Investigator Profile: Craig Slingluff, MD
Immunotherapy Research Overview
Focused Ultrasound and Cancer Immunotherapy
SonALAsense Wins Brain Race Competition
Company Profile: PI Ceramic
Focused Ultrasound—Assisted Liquid Biopsy in the Brain
Call for Comments: Guidelines for Immune Analysis During Focused Ultrasound Research
Master’s Student Completes Foundation-funded Thermometry Project
Meeting Report: Pan Canada Neurotechnology Ethics Collaborative
Case Report: Histotripsy-Induced Abscopal Effect in Liver Tumors
ISTU Announces Board of Directors Election Results
Research Site Profile: Seoul National University Hospital
CarThera Treats First Patient in New Brain Cancer Clinical Trial
Company Profile: E&I
Watch Now: Discussion on Cancer Immunotherapy Treatment and Research amidst COVID-19
Watch Now: Webinar on Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors
Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
Focused Ultrasound Plus Fluorescein Inhibits Brain Tumor Growth
Meeting Report: Frontiers of Immunotherapy
Meeting Report: ASCO 2020
Call for Comments: Guidelines for Focused Ultrasound Treatment Reporting
Family Matters: Jane and Dorothy Batten Are on a Mission to Advance Focused Ultrasound
A Faster Skull Assessment Technique for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Planning
Focused Ultrasound and Microbubbles Open the Blood–Spinal Cord Barrier (BSCB)
Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Cartilage Healing and Soft Tissue Pain
Apply Now: Lockhart Memorial Prize for Cancer Research
Focused Ultrasound for Benign Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Case Report
Focused Ultrasound for Psychiatric Disorders: Clinical Trial Results Published
Associated Industries: Microbubble Manufacturers
Programs
Physician Profile: Stephen Scionti, MD
Meeting Report: National Image-Guided Therapy Workshop
Workshop Report: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Cleveland Team Develops Flexible Patches for Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation
Foundation-funded Research Update: Drug Delivery Strategies
Meet Harrison: Teen’s Desmoid Tumor Cured by Focused Ultrasound
New Research Suggests Focused Ultrasound Could Improve Brain Tumor Gene Therapy
Watch Now: Focused Ultrasound for Cancer Immunotherapy Overview
Foundation’s 2019 Year in Review Report Now Available
Unite for #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5
Watch Now: Two-Part Webinar Series on Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s
Industry Overview: Focused Ultrasound’s Original Equipment Manufacturers
Results Published: Focused Ultrasound as a Treatment for Facial Pain
Could Focused Ultrasound Help Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy?
Foundation’s Kranion Software Used to Predict Transcranial Temperature Rise
$2 Million Matching Grant for 2020
Intern Update: Sam Clinard
Donor Profile: Russ Carson
Watch Now: Webinar on the Future of Parkinson's Disease Therapy with Focused Ultrasound
Watch Now: Webinar on Focused Ultrasound Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease in Preclinical Models
New Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Results
Taiwanese Researchers Control Cells with Sound
Symposium to Include ISTU Special Session
CARES Act Incentivizes Charitable Giving
US Manufacturers Can Apply for Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program
Foundation-funded Research Update: Pulsed Focused Ultrasound for Pancreatic Cancer
Reimbursement Expanded for Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Patient Profile: Beverly McGowan, MS, FNP
Watch Now: Foundation Chairman Discusses State of Focused Ultrasound
Watch a Special Virtual Event: Curing with Sound
Community Mourns Passing of Focused Ultrasound Pioneer, Charles Cain
Investigator Profile: Ashish Ranjan, BVSc, PhD
Help Available for US Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Seeks Input on White Paper
FDA Issues Guidance on Clinical Trials Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Histotripsy-induced Immune Response
Now Accepting Applications for Global Internships
COVID-19 Pandemic: Foundation Updates and Resources
$16.7 Million Grant to Spur Focused Ultrasound Brain Research in Toronto
Watch Now: Webinar on Histotripsy to Treat Cancer and Neurological Diseases
Apply Now: Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Leadership Institute
Alzheimer’s Disease: Preclinical Study Explores Impact of Focused Ultrasound
Donor Profile: W. Heywood Fralin
Foundation Hosts Summit on Focused Ultrasound Reimbursement Strategies
Patients and Physicians Advocate for Focused Ultrasound in Washington, DC
Take Action for AdvaMed: Thank Congress for Repealing the Medical Device Excise Tax
$600,000 Grant Available for Brain Cancer Research
Institutions Encouraged to Publish Null Results
Meeting Report: Focal Therapy and Imaging in Prostate and Kidney Cancer
Focused Ultrasound Highlighted at Annual Pain Meeting
Focused Ultrasound Featured at Milken Institute Summit
Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors Webinar Available Now
First Medicare Reimbursement Approved for Parkinson’s Disease
Focused Ultrasound Presented at Florida Event
Two Manufacturers Recap 2019 Highlights and Look Forward
Swiss Team Publishes New Data on Parkinson’s Disease
Case Study Shows Potential to Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Pain, Extend Survival
New Alzheimer’s Disease Trial Begins in New York
Tremor Patient is Back on Target Thanks to Focused Ultrasound
Results of First-In-Human Focused Ultrasound Histotripsy Trial for Liver Cancer Presented
Neural Communication Restored in Alzheimer’s-affected Cells
Profound Medical Raises $40 million in Follow-on Public Offering
Artificial Cranial Window Being Researched to Facilitate Ultrasound Brain Treatments
Foundation Creates a Presence in Washington, DC
International Registry Launched for Focused Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer
Company Profile: Pro-HITU
Early Clinical Trial Results on Repeated Blood-brain Barrier Opening Published
Meeting Report: 7th Emirates International Neurosurgical Conference
Meeting Report: Acoustical Society of America 2019
New Platform Aims to Streamline Peer-Review Process
Medicare May Soon Cover Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor across US
Tractography Workshop White Paper Now Available
Clinical Trial Combining Focused Ultrasound and Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases Begins in Toronto
Site Profile: Physics for Medicine Paris
Former Intern, Colleague Awarded Prestigious Chancellerie Prize
Physics for Medicine Paris Named a Center of Excellence
Meeting Report: Society for Neuro-Oncology November Meeting Series
Notable Focused Ultrasound Article of 2019
Meeting Report: RSNA 2019
Investigator Profile: Isabelle Aubert, PhD
Support the Foundation
Donor Profile: Tom Gentile
Company Profile: The Reinvention of HistoSonics
Meeting Report: SITC Workshop on Intratumoral Immunomodulation
HistoSonics Hosts First Annual Histotripsy Summit
Foundation’s Chief Scientific Officer Presents on Focused Ultrasound for Pain Management
Five Sites Awarded Funding for Focused Ultrasound Research for Pain Management
Sonic Concepts Develops Novel, Customized Platform for Neuromodulation
Foundation Chairman Shares Update at TEDx Charlottesville 2019
New Focused Ultrasound Device Available to Treat Uterine Fibroids in Germany
November 2019 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: Neuroscience 2019
Focused Ultrasound Abstracts Requested for Video Journal, JoVE
Queensland Brain Institute Awarded $1M for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia
Meet Sivi: Essential Tremor Patient Steady Seven Years after Focused Ultrasound
Donor Profile: Anonymous
John Grisham’s "The Tumor" Has Reached One Million People
Meet Jeffrey: The First Patient in a Clinical Trial for OCD
2019 Groundbreaking Preclinical Research on Neuromodulation
Focused Ultrasound and Psychiatric Disorders
US Senator Congratulates Foundation on Virginia Bio Award
Webinar on Focused Ultrasound for Psychiatric Disorders
Foundation's 2019 Summer Report Now Available
Clinical Trial to Test Safety of Novel Focused Ultrasound Device for Breast Cancer Now Underway in France
Company Profile: Cardiawave
Meeting Report: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium 2019
Meeting Report: International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology 2019
Meeting Report: AdvaMed’s MedTech Conference
October 2019 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: Italian Workshop for Focused Ultrasound in Neuroscience
Meeting Report: Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Symposium 2019
CarThera Shares Data and Explains Novel Approach at EANO Meeting
Foundation-funded Research Update: Using Nonlinear Waves to Accelerate Thermal Ablation
Focused Ultrasound for Glioma Featured on the Cover of "Theranostics"
Foundation Council Member Profile: Jonna Mendez
New Trial of Focused Ultrasound in Glioblastoma: Opening the Blood-Brain Barrier for Chemotherapy
Focused Ultrasound for ALS: Results of First Clinical Trial Published
Funding Opportunity for Scientists Pursuing Advanced Degrees
NASA Engineer Finds Focused Ultrasound Is “the Fix” for Prostate Cancer
Meeting Report: Korean Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease Featured in Special Issue of Journal "Movement Disorders"
Focused Ultrasound and Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop Results Now Available
Lockhart Memorial Prize Offered for Cancer Research
AdvaMed, MITA Weigh In on FDA’s Draft Guidance for Prostate Devices
September 2019 Research Roundup
Focused Ultrasound for Movement Disorders Featured on "NeurologyLive" Cover
Fellowship Update: Will Grissom, PhD
Foundation Challenge Fosters Research Collaboration
New Ultrasound Device to Treat the Prostate Receives FDA Approval
Meeting Report: B3DD Summit
Novel Approach for Treating the Brain Awarded $2.4 Million Research Grant
Eight Summer Interns Assist in a Variety of Projects
2019 Summer Intern Report: Nikolai Majorin
2019 Summer Intern Report: Hannah DeVore
2019 Summer Intern Report: Sam Clinard
2019 Summer Intern Report: Kate Dieterle
2019 Summer Intern Report: Zhihang Chen
2019 Summer Intern Report: Randy Wang
2019 Summer Intern Report: Jackie Brenner
2019 Summer Intern Report: Juliette Strubel
Workshop Held to Explore Advanced Imaging for Targeting the Brain in Focused Ultrasound Procedures
2019 State of the Field Report Now Available
Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial Begins to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
FUS Partners Update: Program to Facilitate Commercial Success Gains Momentum
August 2019 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: American Veterinary Medical Association 2019
Research Funding Available from American Brain Foundation
Scholar Program Update: Francesco Prada, MD
Company Profile: Bracco
FDA Program Streamlines Medical Device Development
Meeting Report: AAPM 2019
Foundation Funded Research Update: 3D Mapping for Transcranial Histotripsy
Landmark Alzheimer’s Study Listed as One of “Top 50 Read Articles” of 2018
Donor Profile: Bob Hirsch
Richard Merkin Scholar Position Available
Foundation and Cancer Research Institute Host Workshop to Outline Future of Focused Ultrasound + Cancer Immunotherapy
One Year In: Highlights and Next Steps for the Foundation’s Partnership with Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance
FDA Provides Guidance for Prostate Tissue Ablation Devices
Insightec Device Compatible with SIGNA Premier MR System
July 2019 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: WSSFN 2019
Sunnybrook Awarded $1.4 Million to Treat Essential Tremor Patients
Research Spotlight: New Targets in Treating Essential Tremor
Donor Profile: Albert Small, Sr.
FDA Approves New Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial to Treat Deadly Brain Tumors
Focused Ultrasound Could be a Key to Addressing the US Opioid Crisis
Company Profile: FUSMobile
Focused Ultrasound and Chronic Pain
Meeting Report: European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology 2019
Meeting Report: 2019 Society for Image-guided Neurointerventions
Meeting Report: International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound & European Focused Ultrasound Charitable Society Joint Meeting
2nd Quarter 2019 Research Awards Aimed to Address Difficult Medical Problems
New CPT Code Established for EDAP’s Focal One Prostate Cancer Treatment
Industry and Advocacy Leaders Advise HHS on How to Accelerate Clinical Innovation
Foundation Goes Purple in Fight to End Alzheimer’s
Foundation’s Asia Program Gathers Momentum
Meeting Report: Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI)
Sonovein Study Data Presented at Charing Cross Innovation Showcase
June 2019 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: Society for Thermal Medicine (STM) Annual Meeting
Stanford Scientists Create Novel Simulation Method for Brain Application
Focused Ultrasound Gene Delivery System for Parkinson’s Disease Earns University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins $2.5M Grant
Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Now Reimbursed in Japan
Foundation Participates in Education and Awareness for Cancer Immunotherapy Month
Focused Ultrasound and Gene Therapy Provide Hope for Parkinson's
FDA Publishes List of Priority Patient Preference Areas for Medical Devices
Essential Tremor Position Statement Published by the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Used in Case of Previously Untreated Breast Cancer
Preprints Survey
Focused Ultrasound–Assisted Delivery of Stem Cells in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Pilot Study Results
Council Update: Meredith Woo Joins American Hospital in Paris Foundation Board
Donor Profile: Jimmy Wright, PhD
UVA Capstone Students Conduct Projects at Foundation
Latest Developments in Focused Ultrasound Highlighted at Community Event
Roadmap Developed for Role of Focused Ultrasound in Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Meeting Report: American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting
May is Mental Health Month
Ohio State Joins Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial
Cardiawave Begins First Human Aortic Stenosis Clinical Trial
Theraclion Obtains CE Mark for Treatment of Varicose Veins
Board Update: Fred Moll Sells Auris to Johnson & Johnson, Appointed Chief Development Officer
May 2019 Research Roundup
Focused Ultrasound Study for Pets Funded by Petco Foundation, Blue Buffalo
Foundation Welcomes New Council Members
Foundation Honored at THRiVE 2019 Conference
Prostate Cancer Trial Results Announced
Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial Patients Featured in Baltimore Sun
Meeting Report: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials Combine Focused Ultrasound with Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Donor Profile: Sherry Sharp
Focused Ultrasound Used to Identify Behavior-specific Regions of the Brain
Mirabilis Medical Names Wayne Poll New CEO
Company Profile: CarThera
April 2019 Research Roundup
Society for Neuro-Oncology to Hold Inaugural Conference on Brain Metastases
Meeting Report: American Association of Cancer Research 2019 Annual Meeting
Meeting Report: Matsumoto Honored at SIR 2019
FDA and National Brain Tumor Society Sponsor Brain Metastases Workshop
New Trial Results: Blood-brain Barrier Opening May Facilitate Drug Delivery for Glioblastoma
Foundation Sponsors Students to Attend Winter School on Focused Ultrasound
FUS Neuromodulation Controls Metabolism, Inflammation
Donor Profile: Morry Blumenfeld, PhD
Meeting Report: Intraoperative Imaging Society
Meeting Report: European Congress of Radiology
Brain Treatment Simulation Software Study Published
Research Site Profile: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Wisconsin Mom Receives Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor
SonaCare Medical Participates in Medical Innovation Showcase
March 2019 Research Roundup
Research Update – Mapping Histotripsy through the Skull
2019 First Quarter Research Award
Workshop Held to Define Roadmap for Focused Ultrasound and Pancreatic Cancer
First Patient Enrolled in Trial for Bilateral Treatment of Essential Tremor
Tracking Drugs Through the Brain
Educating Policymakers on Focused Ultrasound: The Foundation and MITA Join Patients and Physicians on Capitol Hill
Company Profile: Daxsonics Ultrasound
Donor Profile: Peter Gabriel
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Week Highlights Shifts in the Commercialization of Care
Now Accepting Applications for Global Internships
February 2019 Research Roundup
John Grisham’s "The Tumor" Available as an Audiobook
Progress in Focused Ultrasound for Glioblastomas
First Patient Completes Treatment in Korean Glioblastoma Pilot Trial
GBM Trial Results Published in Scientific Reports
Foundation, Sonic Concepts, and Verasonics Partner on Preclinical Research Platform
Foundation Funded Research Update: Focused Ultrasound Assists with Bone Regeneration
Modeling Charts Clinical Path for Liver Cancer Trial
Call for Abstracts: EUFUS/ISTU Joint Meeting
New Alzheimer’s Disease Trial Begins in Toronto
Focused Ultrasound Therapy Featured on NBC’s TV Series “New Amsterdam”
Foundation Welcomes New Council Members
In Memoriam: Foundation Council Member Tony Mendez
Research Site Profile: University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute
January 2019 Research Roundup
Register Now for Pediatric Focused Ultrasound Meeting in Toronto
Mark Your Calendar for Symposium 2020
Foundation Meets $10 Million Matching Pledge
Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial at Queensland Brain Institute Receives $10M Funding
4th Quarter Research Award 2018
December 2018 Research Roundup
Foundation To Sponsor Students to Attend Winter School
Meeting Report: RSNA 2018
Meeting Report: TAITU 2018
Five Focused Ultrasound Pioneers Recognized with Awards
Sunnybrook and Gairdner Foundation Host Focused Ultrasound Symposium
A Year of Progress and a Sharpened Focus for 2019
Scientific American Article Highlights Focused Ultrasound for Alzheimer's
Meeting Report: Acoustical Society of America 2018
November 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
NaviFUS Launches Brain Tumor Clinical Trial in Taiwan
Foundation Recognized as One of 10 Best Medical Research Organizations
Investigator Profile: Dheeraj Gandhi, MD
Patient Finds Relief for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
October 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: ASTRO 2018
Foundation’s Chief Scientific Officer Speaks at Third Annual Women Building Bio Conference
Donor Profile: Harry Lester
Company Profile: EDAP TMS
Foundation Funded Research Update: Enhancing Delivery of Drugs to Glioblastoma
UVA Student Researcher Earns Prestigious Award from the National Cancer Institute
Meeting Report: Korean Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound
Research Site Profile: Washington University in St. Louis
Focused Ultrasound Facilitates Delivery of Intranasal Nanoparticles to the Brain
September 2018 Research Roundup
Foundation-Funded Research Update – A New MR Coil for Focused Ultrasound Brain Applications
3rd Quarter 2018 Research Awards
How Focused Ultrasound Helps Drugs Reach Brain Tumors
Vanderbilt’s Will Grissom Joins Foundation Fellowship Program
Therapeutic Ultrasound Course (MOOC) Now Available Online
Company Profile: Theraclion
August 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2018
Parkinson’s Dyskinesia Trial Results Published
Investigator Profile: Maryland Neurosurgeon Graeme Woodworth
Investigator Profile: Constantin Coussios, PhD
2018 Summer Interns Take on Diverse Projects
2018 Summer Intern: Runmeng Zhai
2018 Summer Intern: Kate Snell
2018 Summer Intern: Marysia Serafin
2018 Summer Intern: Mailys Nier
2018 Summer Intern: Lola Manning
2018 Summer Intern: Graham Keeley
2018 Summer Intern: George Brown
Merkin Scholar Update: Francesco Prada, MD
Clinical Trial to Disrupt the Blood-brain Barrier for Brain Tumor Treatment Launched at University of Maryland
July 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: Foundation Chief Scientific Officer Presents at IEEE Medicine and Biology Workshop
$2.5 Million Grant Will Fund Early Epilepsy Study
Clinical Trial Results: Focused Ultrasound Helps Chemotherapy Reach Liver Tumors
Scholar Update: Frédéric Padilla, PhD
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Plans to Work with Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
FDA Announces Innovation Challenge for Devices to Prevent and Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FUS Partners Shares Early Success Story
Company Profile – Sonic Concepts
June 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: American Urological Association (AUA)
Craniofacial Pain Study Underway at the University of Virginia
Prostate Cancer Treatment Insurance Coverage
Dunn Awarded Inaugural CRI/FUSF Immunotherapy Program Grant
Donor Profile: Carol Loomis
Investigator Profile: Michael Temple, MD
International Registry Launched to Compare Non-surgical Pediatric Bone Tumor Treatments
ISTU 2018 Meeting Summary, Foundation Director Elected to Board
Focused Ultrasound Achieves Regulatory Milestones in Asia
A Closer Look: Koch Disruptive Technologies Leads $150 Million Investment in Insightec
May 2018 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: STM 2018
Focused Ultrasound-Released Brain Tumor Biomarkers Could Replace Biopsy
Foundation Scientists Release Kranion Research Software
Millions Learn of Focused Ultrasound Via Popular Primetime TV Program
Foundation Internship Program Named in Memory of Board Member Charles Steger
Meeting Report: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
Donor Profile: John & Dudley Macfarlane
April 2018 Research Roundup
Japanese Parkinson’s Trial Builds on Swiss Research
Parkinson’s Trial in Madrid Investigates Treating a New Target
Focused Ultrasound was Worth the Wait for Parkinson’s Patient
Focused Ultrasound Featured at CIBR Event on Capitol Hill
Lockhart Memorial Prize Offered for Second Year
Foundation Launches New FUS Partners Program
Canine Patient Profile: Oreo
Company Profile: Profound Medical
Canine Patient Profile: Maddi Lynn
Company Profile: Meggitt A/S
March 2018 Research Roundup
1st Quarter 2018 Foundation Research Awards
Donor Profile: Eddie Smith
Technology Innovator to Deliver Keynote Address at Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Donor Profile: Fredericka and Howard Stevenson
JP Morgan Conference Offers Insight Into Healthcare Investment
Insightec Partners with Virginia Tech for Brain Research, Closes $150 Million Series E Funding Round
February 2018 Research Roundup
Special Issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery Dedicated to Focused Ultrasound
Meeting Report: Therapeutic Ultrasound Featured at AAAS Annual Meeting
Speaking Up for Progress: A Tribute to the Honorable William J. Howell
January 2018 Research Roundup
Foundation Funded Research Update – Focused Ultrasound for Neuromodulation
Meeting Report: Biomedical Engineering Society
In Memoriam: Juergen Willmann, MD
Focused Ultrasound Featured at CES – The World's Largest Showcase of Technology and Innovation
Insightec Announces $150 Million Investment
Chairman Discusses Focused Ultrasound on CTA Blog Post
December 2017 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: RSNA 2017
Site Profile: The University of Calgary
Donor Profile: Rick and Susan Goings
Blood-Brain Barrier Workshop: Experts Document State of the Field, Develop Roadmap for Future Studies
Field of Focused Ultrasound Surpasses 100 Clinical Indications in 2017
Foley Discusses Future of Medical Devices on FasterCures Panel
Workshop Creates R&D Roadmap for Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
November 2017 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: Japanese Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
Meeting Report: EUFUS 2017
Funding Available for Cancer Moonshot Research
Parkinson’s Research Progress Report: Preliminary Results Published, Pivotal Study Approved
Two Years and Countless Miles Later: Parkinson’s Patient Update
John Grisham To Appear at CES 2018
Donor Profile: Richard Merkin, MD
October 2017 Research Roundup
Foundation-Funded Research Update: Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Meeting Report: ASTRO 2017
Clinical Trial Begins in Canada for Facet Arthritis Low Back Pain
Investigator Profile: Matthew Bucknor, MD
Investigator Profile: Richard Price, PhD
12-Year-Old Osteoid Osteoma Patient Back to Scoring Goals, Turning Double Plays after Focused Ultrasound Treatment
Help Us Raise Awareness by Promoting Grisham Book
First Clinical Trial Combining Focused Ultrasound and an Immuno-Oncology Drug Begins for Breast Cancer
Third Annual ISMINIM Meeting Held in Chongqing, China
September 2017 Research Roundup
Results of Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Osteoid Osteoma Published
Ellie Block Supports Pediatric Research and More
2017 Third Quarter Research Awards
Turkish Neurosurgeon/Businessman Selected as Foundation-Funded Fellow
Foundation Receives Transformative $10 Million Contribution
Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial Begins for Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Trial for Comparative Treatment of Osteoid Osteomas Announced at UC San Francisco and Stanford
August 2017 Research Roundup
Meeting Report: AAPM 2017
2017 Summer Interns Contribute to FUS Field
Italian Neurosurgeon Joins Foundation as Merkin Scholar
Raising Awareness about Essential Tremor among Consumers
July 2017 Research Roundup
Meeting Update: WSSFN
Cancer Research Institute Hosts Patient Summit Series
Profound Medical Enters Agreement with Philips to Expand Collaboration and Acquire Sonalleve MR-HIFU Business
Entrepreneur Bill Crutchfield Supported Foundation Vision from Beginning
Industry Profile: Insightec
Advancing Focused Ultrasound for Movement Disorders
Q&A with Ohio State Neurosurgeon Dr. Vibhor Krishna
Former Naval Officer Reports Smooth Sailing After FUS Treatment for ET
Insurance Reimbursement Remains Hurdle for Essential Tremor Treatment
The Foundation’s Role in Advancing ET Treatment
Treating Essential Tremor with Non-invasive Focused Ultrasound
Essential Tremor Marks One Year Since FDA Approval
Notable Student Research Awards
Seattle Collaboration Creates HIFUPlex, a New Research System
June 2017 Research Roundup
2017 Second Quarter Research Awards
Foundation Staff Participates in Awareness Initiatives
Skinner Art Exhibit Benefits Foundation
Prostate Treatment Achieves Reimbursement Milestone
2017 Meeting Report: The American Urological Association’s (AUA) Annual Meeting
2017 Meeting Report: The 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Thermal Medicine (STM)
Investigator Profile: Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD
Parkinson’s Patient Honored at University of Maryland Gala
2017 Meeting Report: The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s (ISMRM) 25th Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Foundation Serves as Model for UVA Case Study
Argo Screening in Washington, DC, Benefits Foundation
Donor Update: Gottwald Brothers Honored as Outstanding Virginians
Physicians Share Latest Research with Full House at Awareness Event
Stanford Pioneer Named 2018 Symposium President
May 2017 Research Roundup
Focused Ultrasound Presented at Milken Institute Global Conference
Foundation Chairman Presents Focused Ultrasound at Milken Global Conference
Foundation Funded Study Earns Clinical Research Award
April 2017 Research Roundup
Investigator Profile: Kathy Ferrara, PhD
Immunotherapy Plus Focused Ultrasound Shrinks Tumors
Dr. Oz Highlights Focused Ultrasound at Live Event
Parkinson’s Patient Hits the Ground Running after Focused Ultrasound
Prize Offered for Focused Ultrasound Cancer Research in Memory of Andrew Lockhart
Focused Ultrasound Represented at CIBR Event
Wendel Inspires People to Work Out and Give Back
First Focused Ultrasound Pediatric Brain Tumor Study Begins
Foundation Chairman Authors World Economic Forum Blog Post
Board Member Selected for National Academy of Sciences Committee
Foundation Funded Research Update – Repairing the Parkinson’s Brain
Company Profile: Mirabilis Medical
March 2017 Research Roundup
Focused Ultrasound Represented at SIR 2017
Outlook is “Sunny” for Artist Treated with Focused Ultrasound
Foley Presents Keynote at Engineers’ Council Event
French Researcher Selected as 2017 Merkin Fellow
Mirabilis Medical Awarded CE Mark for Uterine Fibroids
NaviFUS Executives Visit Foundation
February 2017 Research Roundup
Foundation Funded Research Update – Brain Re-myelination in Multiple Sclerosis using Pulsed Focused Ultrasound
New Center of Excellence Focuses on Collaborations and Education
Pivotal Trial Begins for Breast Fibroadenoma
Council Member to Lead Virginia College
Foundation Embraces Open Science in 2017
Focused Ultrasound Featured on Forbes.com
Competitions Showcase Research Innovation
January 2017 Research Roundup
Foundation Funded Research Update – Uterine Fibroid Ablation with Vascular Targeting
Movement Disorder Patients In the News
Jacksonville Mom of Two: “Curawave Gave Me My Active Life Back”
Foundation Welcomes New Development Officer
Cancer Immunotherapy Webinar Garners Large Interest
Clinician Profile: Q&A with Suzanne LeBlang, MD
Insightec Earns CE Mark for Prostate Cancer
Focused Ultrasound Symposium Abstracts Featured In JTU
Governor Jeb Bush Visits Foundation
Northern Light: Thunder Bay a Shining Research Site
Focused Ultrasound Presence Grows at RSNA 2016
INSERM Director Visits Foundation, Provides Research Update
21st Century Cures Act Signed by Obama
See Archival Footage of Early Brain Treatment
Verasonics Develops Flexible, High Tech Ultrasound for Research
Medicare Establishes Payment Level for Treatment of Tremor
Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Pancreatic Cancer
World’s First Focal Hand Dystonia Patient Treated with Focused Ultrasound
Lockharts Honor Son by Funding Fellowship
Advertising Pioneer Supports Foundation
Kassell Joins World Economic Forum Advisory Group
Sunnybrook Centre of Excellence Accelerating Progress Through Collaboration
FDA approves first MRI-guided focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor
Accountability
Functional Neurosurgeons Learn About FUS
Fibroid Education Center Launches Curawave in Florida
FUS Experts Speak at World Preclinical Blood-Brain Barrier Conference
NIH Blood-Brain Barrier Workshop Features FUS Experts
Osteoid Osteoma Treatment Guidelines Now Available
MIT Covers Early Brain Tumor Study
Open Source Focused Ultrasound System Now Available to Researchers Around the World
Health Canada Approves INSIGHTEC’S Exablate Neuro System for the Treatment of Essential Tremor
May 2016 Research Roundup
HIFU Prostate Treatment Debated by Urologists
State Invests $4 Million in UVA FUS Center
Q & A with Vanderbilt University’s Will Grissom and Charles Caskey
Meeting Report: Society of Interventional Radiology
UCLA Epilepsy Study Recruiting Patients
OCD/Depression Steering Committee Begins Clinical Study Protocol Design
Neuromodulation Research Prize Encourages Progress
UK Invests in Creation of FUS Research Network
First Siblings Treated with FUS for Tremor
Profound Earns European Approval for Prostate Device
FDA Offers Experiential Learning Program
March 2016 Research Roundup
Brain Technical Program Collaborates to Expand the Treatment Envelope
ISTU Features Live Brain Treatment
Global Experts Share Latest Advances at ISTU
Featured Videos
February 2016 Research Roundup
Research Update: Histotripsy Standards and Lysis of Deep Vein Thrombi
FUS Poised for Growth in Japan
2014 Young Investigator Update
January 2016 Research Roundup
Research Update: Real-time 3D MR Thermometry
Thank You! Donors Help Us Meet Matching Gift Goals
Foundation Team Presents Brain Research Update at NIH
A Moonshot To Cure Cancer
HIFU Expert: John F. Ward, MD, FACS
HIFU Expert: George M. Suarez, MD, FACS, FA AP
HIFU Expert: Cary N. Robertson, MD
Sunny Forecast for Meteorologist Treated with Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer
HIFU Prostate Services Partners with Physicians for Success
Profile: EDAP CEO Marc Oczachowski
Profile: SonaCare CEO Mark Carol
FUS and the Prostate
Two Focused Ultrasound Systems Now Approved for Treating the Prostate in the US
Providing A Multi-indication MR Imaging Guided Focused Ultrasound Service
Research Site Profile: Institut Langevin
Focused Ultrasound at RSNA 2015
FUS Plus Chemotherapy Cures Cancer in Mice
Industry Profiles
Translation and Commercialization Flourish at the University of Washington
Merkin Fellow Attends IEEE Ultrasound Symposium
BBB Bibliography
BBB Research Teams
A Packaged Deal
Foundation-supported BBB Research
Can FUS Unlock Treatment Options for Other Neurological Diseases?
October 2015 Research Roundup
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Jürgen Götz, PhD
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Wady Gedroyc
London Hospital Initiating Brain Trials, Pioneering Drug Delivery
Korean Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound Holds Inaugural Conference
Clinical Treatments Featured at 2015 European Symposium
FDA Approves Next Generation of INSIGHTEC Device
Ohio State Joins Essential Tremor Trial
Profound Partners with Philips for Prostate
Philips Strategically Invests in Focused Ultrasound
September 2015 Research Roundup
ISTU 2016 Abstract Submission Now Open
3rd Quarter 2015 Research Awards
Brigham and Women’s: Jolesz Research Legacy Continues
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD, MBA
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Nathan McDannold, PhD
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Clare Tempany, MD
Alzheimer’s Workshop to Develop Research Roadmap
Parkinson’s Patient No Longer Just Spinning Her Wheels
Investigator Profile — Zhen Xu, PhD
Foundation Research Award Update: Ultrasonic Thrombolysis Using Histotripsy
Foundation, Melanoma Research Alliance, and Cancer Research Institute Join Forces on Study
2015 Summer Interns Tackle Diverse Projects
2015 Summer Intern: Madison Stanley
2015 Summer Intern: Changzhu Jin
2015 Summer Intern: Guillaume Maimbourg
2015 Summer Intern: Anders Quigg
2015 Summer Intern: Paige Calodney
2015 Summer Intern: Zack Larrabee
2015 Summer Intern: Eric Ott
2015 Summer Intern: Alexis Xu
July 2015 Research Roundup
World’s First FUS Treatment on a Patient with Orthopedic Hardware
Swiss Government To Create Focused Ultrasound Brain Treatment Registry
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Joseph Frank, MD, FACP
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Joan Vidal-Jove, MD, PhD
Pancreatic Cancer Study Shows Potential Survival Benefit
June 2015 Research Roundup
Ultrasound Therapy & Imaging Track at AAPM2015
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Elisa Konofagou, PhD
Foundation Scientists Build Collaboration in Korea
Neurosurgical Pioneer Named Honorary Symposium President
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Justin Hanes, PhD
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Rich Price, PhD
UVA and Hopkins Collaborate to Use FUS to Deliver Nanoparticles into the Brain
Painful Bone Tumor Trial Begins at Children's National
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Featured as Leading Philanthropy By Virginia Business
Alzheimer’s Disease Steering Committee to Design Initial Clinical Trial
MDIC and FDA: Bring Patient Preferences into the Regulatory Process
Review Article Recommends FUS as Fibroid Treatment Option
IGNITE Pursues Non-Invasive Pediatric Solutions
Teenage Patient Captivates Audience at Foundation Event
Stanford Leading Focused Ultrasound Innovation in Research and Clinical Treatment
Investigator Profile — Chandan Guha, MBBS, PhD
Partnership with Cancer Research Institute Assesses the Potential of FUS and Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy 101
Focused Ultrasound Recognized as a Top Emerging Technology with Potential to Revolutionize Neurologic Care
Research Published on FUS Delivering Genes to the Spinal Cord
April 2015 Foundation Research Award Update
Progress in Drug Delivery Models Presented at STM 2015
ISTU 2015: Clinical Highlights, Aubry Named President
Suzanne LeBlang Named Chief Medical Officer
Letter to Editor on FUS for Alzheimer’s Published
Canadian Government Agency Deems FUS as Cost-Effective, Least Invasive Treatment Option for Fibroids
EDAP Changes U.S. Regulatory Strategy
March 2015 Research Roundup
Foundation Research Award Update: Chris Diederich
1st Quarter 2015 Foundation Research Award
Fibroid Treatment Presented at Interventional Radiology Meeting
Sunnybrook Research Institute: Progress from Laboratory to Clinic
21st Century Cures Legislation: Accelerating the Rate of Cures
Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound
Neal Kassell Presents the Foundation’s Collaboration Model at Israel BrainTech 2015
New Pre-Clinical Research Further Validates Potential for Focused Ultrasound in Alzheimer's
Study Suggests Focused Ultrasound May Help Unlock Alzheimer's
Focused Ultrasound Used to Heat Brain Tumors
February 2015 Research Roundup
In Memoriam: Floyd Dunn
Researchers Tackle Brain Technical Issues
International Diplomat, Wellness Advocate Visits Foundation to Discuss Opportunities in China
Reimbursement Update
Groups Collaborate To Assess Potential of FUS-Immunotherapy Combination
Workshop Creates Roadmap for Brain Simulation
Study Explores Focused Ultrasound for Alzheimer's Disease
Company Profile: Sonic Concepts
Important Meetings for Your 2015 Calendar
Nanodroplets Enhance Focused Ultrasound Ablation
Council Member Meredith Woo to Lead Higher Education Program at the Open Society Foundations
Donations Needed to Fulfill $1 Million Matching Gift from Leading Educational Trust
Focused Ultrasound Community Suffers Huge Loss
Publication Highlights Various Uses of Focused Ultrasound
December 2014 Research Roundup
2014 4th Quarter Research Awards
Focused Ultrasound Research Featured at FDA Seminar
Focused Ultrasound at RSNA 2014
Investigator Profile: Jin-woo Chang, MD, PhD
FUS and the Brain on Cover of Health Management
Foundation and Philips Present on Focused Ultrasound at Partnering for Cures Conference
Dr. Dong-guk Paeng Joins Foundation as Merkin Fellow
Focused Ultrasound Named Technology to Watch
Focused Ultrasound featured on Fox News
HealthManagement Journal Highlights Brain Research
EDAP Receives FDA Guidance for Ablatherm
Essential Tremor Pivotal Trial Enrollment Complete
November 2014 - Research Roundup
Focused Ultrasound Research Broadly Recognized at the 10th Interventional MRI Symposium in Germany
FUS Experts Believe Brain and Cancer Applications Have Most Potential to Improve QOL
Council Co-Chair Jane Batten Hosts Virginia Beach Awareness Event
Elekta’s Executive Director Shares Insight, Praises the Role of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Vice President Visits Symposium
ARGO Mastermind Tony Mendez Announces Battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Support for Focused Ultrasound
FDA Panel Calls for More Data on Sonacare’s Prostate Treatment
Symposium Exhibitors
Global Intern Program
Focused Ultrasound Discussion Makes Waves at Virginia Biotechnology Event
Company Profile: Philips Healthcare
September 2014 Research Roundup
Brigham Researchers Demonstrate Real-time Microbubble Monitoring for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
University of Maryland to Become Major Focused Ultrasound Neuroscience Research Center
The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden Celebrate Opening of Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence in London
Saluting our Symposium Sponsors
Foundation Chairman Publishes Articles on Future of Focused Ultrasound
Swedish's Focused Ultrasound Brain Program Excels
US Chamber of Commerce: FUS as Disruptive Innovation
2014 Summer Intern Matthew Thames
2014 Summer Intern Benjamin Sela
2014 Summer Intern Anders Quigg
2014 Summer Intern Meredith Lee
2014 Summer Interns Zack Larrabee and Farhan Qureshi
2014 Summer Intern Andrew Kopca
2014 Summer Intern Ted Kelly
2014 Summer Interns Olivia Hatch, Apoorva Iyer, and Chris Roth
2014 Summer Interns Contribute to Foundation Research
Commentary: Putting the FDA Panel’s Feedback Into Perspective
August 2014 Research Roundup
Nanodroplets May Significantly Reduce Focused Ultrasound Procedure Times
Andrew von Eschenbach and Rick Hamilton Shine a Spotlight on Innovation
North American first in children: SickKids doctors destroy bone tumour using incisionless surgery
FDA Advisory Panel Votes Against Approval of Prostate Device
Richard Merkin Visiting Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound
Foundation’s Unique Partnership Showcased
40 Years of Focused Ultrasound: Pioneer Shares Wisdom with Foundation and UVA
Preclinical Research Demonstrates Potential for Treating Epilepsy
Research Roundup
2nd Quarter Research Awards: Four New Studies Funded
FORTUNE Publishes Focused Ultrasound Double Feature
Workshop Participants Create Neuromodulation Roadmap, Set Sights on Clinical Use
UCLA Researchers Investigate the Use of Neuromodulation to Treat Epilepsy
Worldwide Neuromodulation Research
Clinical Research Prize Encourages Progress
New Scientist Highlights Blood Brain Barrier Research
UVA and Johns Hopkins Partner to Improve Brain Cancer Treatment
Company Profile: Theraclion
Update from California Brain Tumor Patient
Focal Prostate Cancer Study Begins at City of Hope
Focused Ultrasound Featured at Society for Thermal Medicine Meeting
Reimbursement Summit Attendees Create Action Plan for Fibroids and Bone Pain Palliation
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Vanderbilt’s Grissom Receives External Research Award To Improve Brain Temperature Imaging
Chinese Expert in Focused Ultrasound Visits Foundation, UVA
Program to Enable Focused Ultrasound to Treat a Moving Internal Organ Begins in Europe
Northern Virginia Event Draws Crowd of Potential Supporters
Foundation Council Welcomes Meredith Woo and Charles F. Bryan, Jr.
Company Profile: HistoSonics
Washington-Russian Collaboration Sends Shock Waves Through Focused Ultrasound
Newspaper Features California Man Who Underwent Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Brain Tumor
Interview with 2012 Young Investigator, Jonathan Kopechek, PhD
Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial for Breast Fibroadenoma Gains FDA Approval
U.S. Senator Mark Warner Visits Focused Ultrasound Center and Foundation
Focused Ultrasound Featured at European Congress of Radiology
Workshop Identifies Multiple Opportunities for Neuromodulation
Medical Device Innovator to Deliver Keynote Address at Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Meeting Highlights FUS as Potential Key Treatment of 21st Century
Foundation-authored JTU Article Highlighted
Stanford Recruiting Patients in Soft Tissue Tumor Study
Foundation Council Welcomes Tony and Jonna Mendez
New Website Is Global Resource for the Field
Foundation Publishes Global Report on Focused Ultrasound – A Resource for all Stakeholders
Focused Ultrasound Makes Cover of DOTmed HealthCare Business News
Parkinson's Dyskinesia Study Begins
Gail ter Haar Draws a Crowd at FDA to Discuss FUS Quality Assurance and Standardization
In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman, Charter Member of FUSF Council
Nature Neuroscience: Focused Ultrasound Enhances the Brain’s Sensory Perception
Wladyslaw Gedroyc Named Editor of the Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound, Which Is Now Indexed on PubMed
Dr. Jeff Elias’s TEDx Talk Available Online
Ted Talks on Focused Ultrasound
Foundation Featured in Philanthropy Journal
Focused Ultrasound Breast Research - December 2013 Update
Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson's Disease Featured in Practical Neurology
Focused Ultrasound Featured at RSNA 2013
Radiology Today Features MR Guided Focused Ultrasound
Two Focused Ultrasound Companies Recognized for Innovation
TEDMED 2011
Fourth Quarter Research Awards
Albermarle Magazine Spotlights the Foundation and the Technology
2013 Summer Intern Nic Hogan
Michael J Fox Foundation Awards Grant for Parkinson’s Study
2013 Summer Intern Jack Chirichigno
InSightec Names New President, CCO
Promising Results in FUS Breast Cancer Study
2013 Summer Intern Meredith Lee
FUSF Brain Workshop: White Paper Available Online
2013 Summer Intern Mercy Farnum
Foundation’s Patient Survey Demonstrates Impact of Fibroids and Preference for Noninvasive Treatment
Company Profile: Kona Medical
American Society For Radiation Oncology: 2013 Annual Meeting Highlights
American Urologists Show Strong Interest in HIFU
Ellen H. Block Joins Council
Kona Medical’s Focused Ultrasound System Treats Hypertension
Experts Share Latest Advances at Rome Symposium
BBC Features Parkinsonian Tremor Treatment
University of Utah Awarded $2.5M from NCI to Develop Treatment for Breast Cancer
Interview with Dr. Neal F. Kassell
Ultrasound: The Go-to Treatment for Functional Brain Disorders?
First Patient Treated in Essential Tremor Pivotal Trial
Focused Ultrasound Research Published in New England Journal of Medicine
UVA Symposium Spurs Collaboration
TED Talks - Focused Ultrasound for Brain Lesions
Merkin Fellowship Position Open
Experts Discuss Research Direction at Blood-Brain Barrier Workshop
Public Radio Broadcasts Story on Essential Tremor Trial
Study Reports Significant Bone Mets Pain Relief Using Focused Ultrasound
Pioneer in Focused Ultrasound Cancer Treatment Named Honorary President for 2014 Symposium
Virginia Newspaper Highlights the Foundation and MRgFUS
Special Report Issued on Therapeutic Ultrasound
Industry Trade Reports on Positive Essential Tremor Data Using Focused Ultrasound
BBC Reports on Focused Ultrasound Parkinsonian Tremor Treatment
Virginia Business Recounts Development of UVA Focused Ultrasound Surgery Center
Michael Milken Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation Council
Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound Launched
Profound Medical Announces Initiation of TULSA Clinical Trial for Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer
Focused Ultrasound Reduces Tremor, Improves Quality of Life for ET Patients Study Shows
Radio Interview with World's First MRgFUS Essential Tremor Patient
2013 Summer Intern Carissa Carlson
Richmond Times-Dispatch Covers First MRgFUS Essential Tremor Trial
Faster Cures Blog Features Foundation's Scientific Director Jessica Foley, PhD
2013 Summer Intern Benjamin Sela
CBS News: Ultrasound Replaces Scalpel for Some Tumor Opps
Ultrasound May Replace Brain Surgery to Treat Hand Tremors
Lancet Neurology Publishes Results of Foundation-funded Essential Tremor Study at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
FUSF Adds Two New Staff Members
Founder Neal Kassell Featured in Podcast
LAST CALL FOR ISTU 2013 ABSTRACTS
InSightec Announces FDA Approval of Protocol for Essential Tremor Pivotal Trial
FUSF Funds Targeted Drug Delivery Research Project
ISTU Meeting Gave Added Emphasis to Clinical Studies
Announcing Our 2013 Research Award Recipient – Craig Meyer, PhD
FUSF Funds Brain Disorder Research Project
Elias Discusses "Tremors and Their Treatment" During NIH Grand Rounds
FUSF Expands Its Research Advisory Committee
EDAP Submits U.S. FDA Pre-Market Approval Application for Ablatherm(R)-HIFU for Treatment of Low Risk, Localized Prostate Cancer
FUSF Sponsors Landmark MRgFUS Brain Workshop
Theraclion's EchoPulse receives CE marking for treatment of breast fibroadenoma
2013 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting - Agenda
Aaron Stern Joins Foundation Council
Researchers File Patent for FUS Method That Reduces Cardiac Impairment After Heart Attack
Therapeutic Ultrasound Winter School set for March 17-22 , 2013
Canadian Study Assessing Thermal Ultrasound Treatment for Prostate Cancer
InSightec’s ExAblate Neuro System Awarded European CE Mark for Non-invasive Treatment of Neurological Disorders in the Brain
December 5 is Abstract Submission Deadline for STM 2013
Seattle Center To Be a Major Force in Focused Ultrasound Brain Studies
2012 Focused Ultrasound Symposium Presentations Now Available Online
New Online Site Can Help FUS Community Speak Out Regarding Sequestration
Stakeholder Groups Attend Foundation Awareness Event
New Data Shows Focused Ultrasound Has Positive Effect in Treating Essential Tremor
Kassell Says 2012 Focused Ultrasound Symposium Had 3 Key Take-away Messages
ET Patients Set and Met Goals for Their Focused Ultrasound Treatment
Foundation's 2012 Fundraising Total Passes $5 Million Mark
Proud to Be #1: Billy R. Williams
FUS Researchers Can Set the Stage for Reimbursement
AANS Neurosurgeon Reports Start of Focused Ultrasound Foundation-sponsored Parkinson’s Study
Mark Warner Keynote Address at the 2012 Symposium
FDA Approves New Non-Invasive, Non-Ionizing Radiation Therapy to Treat Pain from Bone Metastases
Pioneering Patients Tell the World About Their Focused Ultrasound Treatment
Meet Robert Khayat, New Member of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation Council
Multi-center Pivotal Trial Will Be the Next Step in Evaluating Focused Ultrasound as Essential Tremor Treatment
medicalphysicsweb.com Reports 2012 FUS Symposioum Highlights
Hospital for Sick Children Researching Focused Ultrasound as Treatment for Pediatric Bone Tumors, Stroke and Epilepsy
November 4: 2013 ISRS Congress Abstract Submission Deadline
University Medical Center of Utrecht and Philips Start Pilot Study for New Treatment of Breast Cancer
Medicare Establishes Billing Code and Payment for Treating Pain Palliation of Bone Metastases Using InSightec’s MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Therapy
Novel Therapy Uses Focused Ultrasound to Inhibit Liver Tumor Growth
Ground-breaking Study Treats Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
FUS Proves Safe, Effective in Treating Patients with Facet Joint Osteoarthritis
Focal Hyperthermia May Improve Treatments of Prostate and Pelvic Diseases
Konofagou Receives Foundation Research Award to Study FUS-mediated Treatment for Neurological and Neurodegenerative Diseases
HistoSonics Technology Could Be a Game-changer for Treating Prostate Disease
SonaCare’s Devices Treat Prostate Cancer, Other Urological Conditions
EDAP Leads the Charge in Commercializing FUS for Prostate Cancer
Healthcare Trends Support Focused Ultrasound’s Emergence as Prostate Cancer Treatment
Final Program Set for 2012 Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Medical Device Innovator Dean Kamen Joins Foundation Council
Focused Ultrasound Researchers Are Encouraged to Submit Abstracts to the 2013 International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress
In Memoriam: Foundation Donor and Ardent Supporter, Cornelia Keller
New Metamaterial Device Focuses Sound Waves and May Eliminate Need for Transducers of Different Sizes
Kassell Briefs Lawmakers on UVA Center of Excellence Accomplishments
Researchers Develop Calibration Techniques for Brain Treatments Using Pulsed Focused Ultrasound
Foundation’s Research Awards Pass $3 Million Mark
Emily McDuffie is Focused Ultrasound Foundation's New Deveopment Associate
As Essential Tremor Pilot Study Marks 2nd Anniversary, Elias Prepares to Report Final Data at 2013 AANS Meeting
Study Advances Understanding of Focal Drug Delivery to the Brain
Jessica Foley, PhD Joins the Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Scientific Director
TRAIN Inventory Lists Foundation Among Organizations with a Venture Philanthropy Focus
FDA Approves Protocol for Phase III Essential Tremor Clinical Trial
EDAP Concludes Follow-up Phase of its U.S. Prostate Cancer Study
In Memoriam: Focused Ultrasound Pioneer, George Holland, MD
Renowned Clinical Experts Join Foundation's Movement Disorders Steering Committee
Clinical Trial is Evaluating Theraclion’s Ultrasound-Guided Device in Treating Bone Tumor Pain
Philips Pivotal Uterine Fibroid Study Now Recruiting Patients in USA, Canada and Korea
Brain Program's Mini-Workshop Called "A Landmark Example" of Academic-Industrial Collaboration
FUS Symposium Reminder: Registration Discounts End in 3 Days!
Research Awards Program Funding Clinical Trial for Knee Osteoarthritis
Outlook 2013: Advances in Brain Indications Serve as a Bellwether for Entire Focused Ultrasound Community
New Report Provides Excellent Overview of Focused Ultrasound Foundation's History, Mission and Unique Approach to Venture Philanthropy
Philips and Celsion Receive FDA Go-ahead for Phase II Study of ThermoDox and MR-Guided HIFU in Bone Cancer
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Interview with Roel Deckers about Breast Cancer Study
St. Vincent’s Hospital (Australia) Assessing Focused Ultrasound as a Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Parkinson's Patients Receive Focused Ultrasound Treatment at University of Virginia
Interview with Mark Hurwitz on the Use of Focused Ultrasound to Treat the Pain from Bone Cancer
Toronto’s Sunnybrook Receives $1M to Advance New Breast Cancer Treatment
PanAm HIFU Opens Prostate Cancer Treatment Center in Mexico
Vendor Profile: Alpinion Medical Systems Offers a Pre-clinical Focused Ultrasound System
2012 ISTU Conference Proceedings Will Be Available Online
First Parkinson’s Patients Scheduled for Treatment in Foundation-funded Study at UVA
Research Awards Program Undergoing Leadership Change
Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way—Howard and Fredi Stevenson Join Foundation Council
Celebration of Science Aims to Re-energize America’s Commitment to Bioscience
Meet the Foundation’s 2012 Summer Intern Graham Rolph
Symposium Abstract Submissions, Young Investigator Applications Soar
Meet the Foundation’s 2012 Summer Intern Matt Hantzmon
Meet the Foundation’s 2012 Summer Intern Alisha Geldert
EDAP Realigns Executive Team to Focus on US Opportunities
Kona Medical Raises $30M to Commercialize Focused Ultrasound Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Meet the Foundation's 2012 Summer Intern JT Booth
Meet the Foundation’s 2012 Summer Intern Yiqi Cao
St-Augustin Urology Clinic in France Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Prostate Cancer
Brain Program’s Mini-Workshop Called “A Landmark Example” of Academic-Industrial Collaboration
Blog Spotlights National Center for Image-Guided Therapy at Brigham & Women’s Hospital
American Urologists Express Increased Interest in Focused Ultrasound
Ultrasonic Brain Therapy Expert, Jean-Francois Aubry, PhD, to be Visiting Associate Professor at UVA
Celsion, Oxford University Using Thermodox and HIFU in Metastatic Liver Cancer Trial
Sunnybrook Research Institute Receives $6.91M to Lead Project Involving 19 Industry Partners
A Year After Treatment, Billy Williams Still "Very Happy" With FUS
Interview with Neal F. Kassell, MD featured in AANS Neurosurgeon
Breast System Project Leads to International Collaborations on MR Thermometry for Liver and Brain Indications
Utah Researchers Developing Focused Ultrasound System to Treat Breast Tumors
Foundation’s First Research Award Recipient, Richard Price, Receives $3.3 Million in Follow On Funding from the NIH
Update: Focused Ultrasound Patient Doris McArdle Still in the Swing of Life at Age 91
FUS Brain Tumor Researcher Todd Mainprize, MD Profiled in University of Toronto Medical Journal
Foundation-funded Fellow is Pioneering New Treatment for Urological Cancer Patients
Patient Expresses Appreciation for Foundation’s Efforts
Foundation’s Board of Directors Salutes David Heller
Liver Tumor Experts Create FUS Clinical Trial Roadmap
Asian Markets are Leading the Way – an Update on Worldwide Focused Ultrasound Adoption
Best-Selling Author John Grisham to Deliver Keynote at 3rd International Focused Ultrasound Symposium
ISTU Meeting Includes Six Talks by Foundation Team Members and Funded Researchers
Leadership Profile: David B. Heller and his Wife, Diane, are Steadfast Supporters
Next Five Years Will Be Crucial in MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Adoption
FUS for Advanced Prostate Cancer is Featured in Newly-published Paper by Lili Chen, PhD
ISTU Names Annual Award Winners
Foundation-funded Clot Lysis Research Presented at ISTU
What Is Ultrasound Beam Propagation?
Working on Focused Ultrasound Projects That Will Soon Affect Patients is “Very Inspirational”
ExAblate Named One of Israel's Top 64 Innovations
Robertson Foundation Donates $1M to the Research Awards Program
Celsion and Philips Plan Study of Patients with Prostate Cancer Metastasized to the Bone
Major Developments Expected in 2012
Sunnybrook Trial Treats First ET Patient
Donor Commits $1 Million and Encourages Others to Join the 'Focused Ultrasound Revolution'
Essential Tremor Clinical Team, Patient Presentations Are Now Online
Ronit Machtinger, MD Completes FUS Foundation-funded Fellowship
Stanford Researchers Using Focused Ultrasound in New Tumor Detection Technique
GE Healthcare CEO Blogs About FUS Therapy
ET Patient Appreciation Event Photos
Vendor Profile: Theraclion is Pioneering Focused Ultrasound Treatments for Breast Fibroadenoma and for Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions
Boston Globe Features Focused Ultrasound for the Brain
Site Update: Sunnybrook Opens Doors to New Biomedical Imaging Research Suite
Prostate Study Receives Media Attention
Focused Ultrasound 2011 Progress Report Published
Can Epilepsy and Psychological Disorders Be Treated With Focused Ultrasound?
Aging Well Reports, "Essential Tremor Treatment Shows Promise"
Brain Workshop Participants Map Out Action Plan for 2012-2013
Ultrasound 'Researched as Epilepsy Treatment'
Yoav Medan Interviewed in Discovery Channel Video Series About Focused Ultrasound
Focused Ultrasound for Kidney Stones
Site Update: Sapienza University Emerging as a Driving Force for FUS in Europe
Acublate: New Focused Ultrasound Company Formed
Meeting Report: Focused Ultrasound Symposium in Rome
Preliminary Results Show Focused Ultrasound Holds Promise as a Safe and Effective Treatment for Essential Tremor
FUS Foundation Chairman Neal Kassell, MD interviewed on Virginia Public Radio
Philips Launches New Sonalleve Platform at CIRSE
ABC World News Features Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor
FUS Foundation Unveils New Research Site Webpage
Site Update: Sapienza University of Rome
Germany’s Amper Kliniken Surpasses 500-patient Mark in Treating Uterine Fibroids with Focused Ultlrasound
Reminder: Oct. 1 is Quarterly Submission Deadline for FUSF Research Awards
New FUS Foundation Initiative Will Advance Focused Ultrasound Therapies for Liver and Pancreatic Tumors
Founding FUSF Donor Joins Warren Buffett's Leadership Team
Final Patient Treated in FUS Foundation-funded Essential Tremor Study
Company That Pioneered Therapeutic Ultrasound is Collaborating with Siemens to Develop an MR-guided Treatment System
Focused Ultrasound is Theme of January 2012 Neurosurgical Focus
Johns Hopkins Study Finds MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Offers Long-term Benefit to Uterine Fibroid Patients
TED Video Featuring Focused Ultrasound Surpasses 100k views
CHA Medical Center is First to Treat 500 Fibroid Patients; Yonsei University Plans First OCD Trial
Video Released of TEDMED Talk on Focused Ultrasound
TIME Magazine Features Focused Ultrasound as One of This Year's 50 Best Inventions
Harvard Researcher Increasing Brain Regions that can be Targeted by FUS
FUSF Welcomes Arik Hananel, MD as Scientific and Medical Director
Medtech Insight Article on Image-guided Focused Ultrasound
Notable Leaders Gather to Accelerate Medical Research
Robertson and Zecher Join FUSF Council
Yoav Medan Presented MRgFUS at TEDMED 2011 Today
Arkansas Researcher is Exploring FUS as an Adjuvant Therapy to Radiation
FUSF Funding Two Clinical Trials at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
FUS Will Be Featured at Society for Neuro-Oncology Meeting
Grateful Essential Tremor Study Participant Becomes Donor
FUSF Is Valuable Resource for Patient Featured in CBS Evening News Report
Fibroid Relief Unveils New Website, Physician Videos
German Radiologist Leads the Way in Surmounting FUS Reimbursement Barriers
Neurosurgeon is Advancing MR-guided Focused Ultrasound as a Treatment for Movement Disorders
Mayo Clinic, Duke Conducting FIRSTT Study Comparing FUS with Uterine Artery Embolization
Project May Lead to Safer, More Effective Treatment of Breast Cancer
FUSF's First Center of Excellence Is Making a Mark on Focused Ultrasound Field
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Will Be Topic at TEDMED 2011
Novel Treatment for Deadly Brain Tumors Combines Nanoparticles, Microbubbles and Focused Ultrasound
Researcher Envisions Transforming Pancreatic Cancer Into a Manageable, Possibly Curable Disease
Facility Dedicated to Leading-edge Personalized Medicine Offers MR-guided focused Ultrasound
Research on Focused Ultrasound and Fertility Receives International Honor
UK Clinical Trial will Assess MR-guided Focused Ultrasound as Treatment for Back Pain Caused by Facet Joint Disease
World's First Essential Tremor Patient Treated with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound - Patient Interview with Billy Williams
Story About UVA Essential Tremor Trial Airing on TV Stations Around the US
Baltimore Sun Article Asserts that Celsion’s Move to NJ is Driven by Lack of Talent in MD
Researcher Interview: Nathan McDannold, Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA Research Interest: Enabling Drug Delivery to the Brain
Recent Publication: Focal Drug Delivery Proof of Concept Study
FUSF Among Sponsors and Faculty of Rome Symposium
Celsion and Philips Plan Clinical Studies of Focal Drug Delivery Treatment for Metastatic Bone Cancer
FUSF Research Award Applications Reach Record Levels
InSightec Provides Update on its Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
Drug Delivery Workshop - Closing Remarks
Dr. Elias talks about the first treatment of ET with Focused Ultrasound
Russian FUS Center Nearing 900-patient Mark in Treating Uterine Fibroids
MRgFUS Could Be a Viable Option for Facet Joint Back Pain
Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Show Promising Initial Results
More Sites and Patients Join Clinical Trial Assessing New MR-guided FUS System for Prostate Cancer
Study Shows Solid Longterm Outcomes Using MRgFUS to Treat Uterine Fibroids
Two U.S. Sites will Conduct Clinical Trial of Profound Medical’s New MR-guided Thermal Ultrasound Treatment for Prostate Cancer
FUS Research Proposals Reach a Record Pace
First Essential Tremor Patient Completes Study at University of Virginia
Sunnybrook Plans Added Clinical Trials of its MR-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Device for Prostate Cancer
NCI Funding Available for FUS-related Research
Uterine Fibroid Patient Featured on CBS Evening News Has Become an Advocate for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Patient with Benign Pancreatic Tumor Experiences Pain Relief After MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Could Have “Huge Impact” on Pancreatic Cancer Drug Delivery
Advances in Therapeutic and Diagnostic Ultrasound is Topic of Special AAPM Symposium, Aug. 1-3, 2011
Sound Maps of the Human Skull Will Enable New, Noninvasive Treatments of Brain Disorders
Profound Medical Secures $9.4 Million in Venture Capital
Insurance Reimbursement is Theme of June 2011 FUSF Newsletter
Researcher Profile: Leading Drug Delivery Investigator, Richard J. Price, Ph.D., Becomes Research Director of UVA Focused Ultrasound Center
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Spotlighted on the CBS Evening News
Comparative effectiveness research conference details
RSNA Hot Topic Sessions
Hot Potential for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound in Thermal Medicine Noted at STM 2011
Call for abstracts now open for 1st European Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy
2010 FUSF Young Investigator Award Recipients
Mayo Clinic Survey Set for Symposium
FUSF-funded Project May Lead to Safer, More Effective Treatment of Breast Cancer
Jaslok Hospital is First Site in India to Offer MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatments, Research and Clinical Trials
FUS Researcher Envisions Transforming Pancreatic Cancer Into a Manageable, If Not Curable Disease
Reminder: Abstract Submissions Deadline is August 16 for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Chronic back pain caused by facet joint disease is latest frontier for MR-guided focused ultrasound clinical trials
Leading Experts Join FUS-TDD Core Stakeholder’s Group
FUSF Research Awards Program Reaches $2 Million Milestone
Fibroid Relief Plans July 31 Coffee and Conversation Event in London
ISTU Meeting Highlight: Ultrasound-based Neurostimulation Presentation
FUS Foundation Raises Concerns About New Approach to Opening the Blood Brain Barrier with Ultrasound
Utah Researcher Developing FUS Treatments for Breast and Liver Cancer
Last Night’s Fibroid Relief Event in Houston Sparks Strong Interest in MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell Visits FUS Center of Excellence
UVA Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence Launches Clinical Trials Program
Real Women on Health Features Radio Interview with Fibroid Relief Executive Director Tina Krall
Albemarle Magazine Spotlights FUSF and MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
European Union Approves New Indication for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Fibroid Relief Plans Major Event in Houston
FUS Foundation Issues 2010 Annual Report
FUS Foundation Announces Dates and Location for 2012 International Symposium
Profound Medical and Siemens to Conduct Clinical Trials
Preliminary Program and Speakers Announced for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Philips Sonalleve Receives CE Mark for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Metastatic Bone Cancer
At Its First Meeting, FUS Foundation Council Visits UVA Center of Excellence
MR-guided FUS Spotlighted During 2010 Girl’s Day in Germany
Video Interview with World's First Essential Tremor Patient Treated with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Celsion, Philips Plan U.S. Clinical Trial of Thermodox for Bone Mets
Harvard’s Seung-Schik Yoo Discusses Research in FUS-mediated Neuromodulation
New Drug Delivery Treatments for Brain, Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Should Be Fast-tracked, Say Participants of FUSF Workshop
Researcher at UVA FUS Center of Excellence Receives Prestigious NREF Grant
Interview with Essential Tremor Patient Treated with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
FUS Foundation’s Brain Program is Off to a Strong Start
Essential Tremor Clinical Trials Are Off to a Successful Start
On-line Abstract Submission and Registration Will Open May 15 for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided FUS
Pre-eminent Physician-entrepreneur Frederic H. Moll Joins Foundation's board
Special Preview: MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Lectures, Poster Sessions at International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound Meeting
Study Shows MR-guided FUS Enhances Chemotherapy Delivery to Prostate Tumors
Nathan McDannold is Guest Speaker at UVA Center of Excellence
MR-guided FUS Shows Exciting Promise as Noninvasive Treatment for Back Pain
New Transurethral Ultrasound Device Could Be a "Killer App" for Treating Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Fibroid Relief Patient Advocate Appears on Hit TV Show, “The Doctors”
More Sites and Patients Participating in Clinical Trial Assessing New MR-guided FUS System for Prostate Cancer
U.S. Sites will Conduct Clinical Trial of Profound Medical's New MR-guided Thermal Ultrasound Device for Prostate Cancer
Mayo Study Finds Women are Satisfied with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Uterine Fibroids
UK Researchers Receive $1.9 Million Grant to Develop Targeted Cancer Treatment Using Heat-sensitive Nanoparticles and MR-guided FUS
Laurent Leksell and Kullervo Hynynen Will be Featured Speakers at 2nd International MR-guided FUS Symposium
New Treatments for Prostate Cancer and BPH Featured in Foundation's February 2011 Newsletter
Industry Profile: Celsion
Magazine Features Bone Mets and Uterine Fibroid Trials at UVA
Leading Women's Health Expert Added to Fibroid Relief Charlottesville Event Panel
Thilo Hoelscher, M.D. exploring use of FUS to treat ischemic stroke
Conference Provides Collaboration Opportunities for Those Pursuing Effective Therapies for Patients
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound System Designed Specifically for Breast Tumor Ablation
Imaging Scientist Position Available at UCSF
Speakers from Arizona to Zurich Join in Research Symposium to Mark Opening of Focused Ultrasound Center at UVA
Leading Edge Facilities at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) in Toronto are Amazing
UVA Research Symposium - Detailed Meeting Report
New Report from InSightec Summarizes 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Reminder: Nanoporation School Begins March 27 in Israel
Philips Healthcare CEO Joins Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation Board of Directors
UCLA Radiology Announces Nelly Tan's FUSF Research Award
Focused Ultrasound "Center of Excellence" Opens at University of Virginia - Aims to Hasten Adoption of New Technology
Landmark Progress in Noninvasive Treatment of Brain Disorders
Fibroid Relief to Kick Off 2011 with Patient Education Event in Charlottesville
4th Therapeutic Ultrasound School Set for March 14-18 in France
MR-guided FUS Could Have "Huge Impact" on Pancreatic Cancer Drug Delivery
Pancreatic Patient Success Story: Doris McArdle, Chicago, IL, USA
Sapienza University of Rome is First to Treat Pancreatic Cancer Patients with FUS
January 2011 Newsletter Spotlights Pancreatic Tumor Treatments
RSNA Hot Topics Session: IGDD
RSNA Hot Topics Session: HIFU
Focused Ultrasound Featured in WUSA News Video
Christopher Cheng Shares His Thoughts on the 2nd International Symposium
Thilo Hoelscher on the 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Suzanne LeBlang on the 2nd International Symposium
Lawrence Crum's Impression of the 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Short Interview with Young Investigator Allison Payne
Welcome to Our New Board Member, Andrew von Eschenbach
Satellite Symposium
Treating Stroke with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Zürich Transcranial FUS Results Presented at Annual Meeting
Province of Ontario Honors Profound Medical
Focused Ultrasound as Personalized Medicine: Part I, BATTLE Trial and Lung Cancer at AACR
On the Scene of the 2010 Brain Workshop - The Last Day
On the Scene of the 2010 Brain Workshop - Day Two
On the Scene of the 2010 Brain Workshop
Third International Symposium on Focal Therapy and Imaging of Prostate and Kidney Cancer
New Study Released on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and Uterine Fibroids
Thilo Hölscher M.D., Visiting Professor
A Small (Funding-Wise) Focus on CER for Fibroids
InSightec's ExAblate Device Approved in Japan for Fibroids
ISTU Report
First Human Trials for MRI-guided Trans-urethral Ultrasound Technique for Prostate Cancer: Profound Medical Inc.
Third Autumn School on Therapeutic Ultrasound – Attendee Reports
NIH Funding Opportunities
World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Report
10th Neurosurgery Patient Treated at Zurich Hospital with Focused Ultrasound
CBN Features Story on Focused Ultrasound and the Foundation
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Breast Cancer
Society for Thermal Medicine Conference Summary – MR guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stands Out
Society of Thermal Medicine Meeting Detailed Report
See It Early, Treat It Early. MR Makes Waves for Prostate Cancer in Hawaii
Fibroid Relief Outreach Event
Upcoming Meetings
Stanford Recognized as a Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence
Investigator Profile: Q&A with Cyril Lafon, PhD
Leading French Researcher Joins Foundation as Merkin Fellow
JAMA Publishes Editorial, FDA Convenes Meeting on Prostate Patient Registry
Conference Report: International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
Al Jazeera Video Features Essential Tremor Patient
Proposed CMS Payment for Essential Tremor
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation Contributes to the Vice President’s Cancer Moonshot
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe Visits Focused Ultrasound Foundation
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Tremor Results
University of Maryland Center of Excellence Dedicated to Brain Research
2016 Summer Intern: Guillaume Maimbourg
2016 Summer Intern: Helen Sporkin
2016 Summer Intern: Changzhu Jin
2016 Summer Intern: Kevin Zeng
Summer Interns Contribute to the Field
Former Naval Air Intelligence Officer Contributes to Foundation
FUS and the Cancer Moonshot
Physicists in Medicine Meeting Report
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Earns CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
Donors Making a Difference
2016 Symposium: We Have Reached the Tipping Point
Scientific Presentations at a Glance: Wide Ranging Progress
Words From 2016 Award Winners
Essential Tremor Patient Visits Symposium
Symposium Summary & Presentation Videos Now Available
FUS Immunotherapy Summit Builds on Momentum
GBM Consortium Tests Focused Ultrasound Immunomodulation Parameters
EpiSonica Gains Regulatory Approval in Taiwan
Newsletter
February 11, 2021 - Advancing Women Leaders in Science - and more news
January 28, 2021 - Election of US President Biden a Boon to Focused Ultrasound - and more news
January 14, 2021 - UMC Utrecht Named Center of Excellence - and more news
December 17, 2020 - Promising Alzheimer's Preclinical Research - and more news
December 10, 2020 - Symposium Content Now Available Online
December 3, 2020 - Focused Ultrasound Approved for Osteoid Osteomas – and more news
November 5, 2020 - Symposium Preview Issue
October 30, 2020 - Two Landmark Parkinson's Disease Studies Underway – and more news…
October 15, 2020 - First Liver Tumor Trial Initiated in US – and more news…
Focus Feature: Reimbursement for Focused Ultrasound
September 24, 2020 - Children’s National Becomes Foundation’s First Pediatric Center of Excellence – and more news…
Focus Feature: 2020 State of the Field Report
September 10, 2020 - New Glioblastoma Clinical Trial Begins – and more news…
September 3, 2020 - Two Iconic Leaders Join Foundation's Board of Directors
August 27, 2020 - David M. Rubenstein, Neal F. Kassell, MD, and John Grisham Discuss Focused Ultrasound – and more news
August 13, 2020 - Midyear Report Highlights Advances in the Field – and more news
July 30, 2020 - Focused Ultrasound Depression Clinical Trial Results – and more news
July 16, 2020 - Nationwide Medicare Reimbursement for Essential Tremor Treatment – and more news
July 9, 2020 - FUS Foundation and Koch Disruptive Technologies Discuss Advancing Focused Ultrasound
Focus Feature: Focused Ultrasound and Cancer Immunotherapy
June 25, 2020 - Nobel Laureate James Allison to Speak at 2020 Symposium – and more news
June 11, 2020 - The Battens' Mission to Advance Focused Ultrasound – and more news
May 28, 2020 - A Benign Pediatric Brain Tumor Case Report – and more news
May 14, 2020 - Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Results Published – and more news
April 30, 2020 - Foundation and Pancreatic Cancer UK Partner on Study – and more news
April 16, 2020 - Year in Review Report Now Available – and more news
March 26, 2020 - University of Michigan Researcher Awarded Lockhart Memorial Prize – and more news
March 12, 2020 - Focused Ultrasound Advocacy Event in Washington, DC – and more news
February 27, 2020 - Medicare Reimbursement for Parkinson’s Disease – and more news
February 13, 2020 - Liver Cancer Clinical Trial Results – and more news
January 30, 2020 - International Pancreatic Cancer Registry Launched – and more news
January 16, 2020 - Important Changes to 2020 Symposium – and more news
December 18, 2019 - Paris Site Named Eighth Center of Excellence – and more news
November 27, 2019 - Five Sites Granted Funding for Pain Management Research – and more news
November 14, 2019 - John Grisham’s “The Tumor” Reaches Major Milestone – and more news
Focus Feature: Focused Ultrasound and Psychiatric Disorders
October 24, 2019 - Breast Cancer Trial Tests Novel Device – and more news
October 10, 2019 - New Glioblastoma Trial of Opening Blood-Brain Barrier for Chemotherapy – and more news
September 26, 2019 - ALS Clinical Trial Results Published – and more news
September 12, 2019 - Foundation Challenge Fosters Research Collaboration – and more news
August 29, 2019 - New Device Approved to Treat the Prostate – and more news
August 15, 2019 - Remarkable Progress Documented in New Report – and more news
July 31, 2019 - Foundation Partnership's First Year Highlights – and more news
July 18, 2019 - FDA Approves New Brain Tumor Trial – and more news
Focused Ultrasound Foundation 2019 Spring Progress Report
Focus Feature: Focused Ultrasound and Chronic Pain
June 27, 2019 - Asia Program Gathers Momentum – and more news
June 13, 2019 - Focused Ultrasound and Gene Therapy Provide Hope for Parkinson's – and more news
May 30, 2019 - The Role of Focused Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer – and more news
May 16, 2019 - Prostate Cancer Trial Results Announced – and more news
April 24, 2019 - Focused Ultrasound Used to Identify Behavior-specific Regions of the Brain – and more news
April 11, 2019 - Blood-Brain Barrier Opening May Facilitate Drug Delivery for Glioblastoma – and more news
March 28, 2019 - Brain Treatment Simulation Software Validated – and more news
March 14, 2019 - Bilateral Essential Tremor Trial Begins – and more news
Focused Ultrasound Foundation 2018 Year In Review Report
February 28, 2019 - Capitol Hill Fly-In Educates Policymakers and more news
February 14, 2019 - John Grisham's "The Tumor" Available on Audiobook and more news
January 30, 2019 - Progress in Focused Ultrasound for Glioblastomas and more news
First Patient Treated in Epilepsy Clinical Trial
January 17, 2019 - Alzheimer's Trial in Australia Receives $10M and more news
December 2018 - A Year of Progress and More News…
Focus Feature: Symposium 2018 Highlights
FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound for Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Disease
November 2018 - NaviFUS Launches Brain Tumor Trial in Taiwan and More...
First Patient Treated in U.S. Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trial
October 2018 - Focused Ultrasound Symposium Highlights Field's Progress and More...
First US Clinical Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease Underway
October 2018 - Symposium 2018 Preview Issue
Focused Ultrasound Foundation 2018 Summer Progress Report
September 2018 - Online Course on Therapeutic Ultrasound and more…
August 2018 - Brain Tumor Clinical Trial Launched at University of Maryland and more…
July 2018 - Alzheimer’s Study Results Published, US Trial Initiated and More
Results of Landmark Focused Ultrasound Trial for Alzheimer's Published
2018 State of the Field Report Now Available
June 2018 - Foundation Focuses on Cancer Immunotherapy and More…
May 2018 - International Registry Launches for Pediatric Bone Tumors and More…
Depression Clinical Trial Opens in Canada
April 2018 - First Parkinson's Patient Treated in Pivotal Trial and More…
New Foundation Program Funds Veterinary Clinical Trials
March 2018 - Symposium Keynote Speaker Announced and More…
February 2018 - A Tribute to Speaker Howell and More…
January 2018 - Focused Ultrasound Featured on Global Stage and More…
Apply Now: Deadline is January 15 for FUS + Cancer Immunotherapy Funding
December 2017 - 2017 Brings Landmark Achievement and more...
November 2017 - Workshop Creates Roadmap for FUS and Psychiatric Disorders and more...
Foundation Launches Veterinary Program
Pioneering Trial Combines Focused Ultrasound & Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer
October 2017 - First Clinical Trial Combines Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy
September 2017 - Foundation Receives $10M Commitment and More
$10M Matching Pledge to Foundation
August 2017 - New Blog about Sen. John McCain’s Glioblastoma and More …
July 2017 - Profound Medical Acquires Sonalleve and More …
Focus Feature: Focused Ultrasound For Essential Tremor
June 2017 - Foundation Partnering on Cancer Immunotherapy and More …
Focus Feature: 2017 State of the Field Report
May 2017 - First Alzheimer’s Patients Treated and More…
First Alzheimer’s Trial with Focused Ultrasound Begins
April 2017 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Study Begins and More…
March 2017 - New Approval for Uterine Fibroids and More…
Focused Ultrasound Foundation 2016 Year in Review
February 2017 - New Center of Excellence and More...
January 2017 - Uterine Fibroid Progress and More...
December 2016 - A Pivotal Year and More...
Urgent Support Needed for 21st Century Cures Legislation
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Fall 2016 Progress Report
November 2016 - Sunnybrook Designated a Center of Excellence and more...
June 2016 - Osteoid Osteoma Treatment Guidelines and More…
FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound to Treat Essential Tremor
May 2016 - Open Source FUS System Now Available and More…
April 2016 - Profound Medical Earns CE Mark and More…
CBS This Morning Features Focused Ultrasound
Focus Feature: 2016 State of the Field Report
March 2016 - ISTU Highlights and More...
FUS Foundation 2015 Review
February 2016 - Focused Ultrasound Poised for Growth in Japan and more...
January 2016 - Grisham Book Now on Amazon and More…
Focused Ultrasound Revolutionizes Prostate Treatment
December 2015 - Happy Holidays and more....
John Grisham Writes FUS Book, Presents at TEDx
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Fall Progress Report
November 2015 - BBB Trial Makes Headlines and More....
Focus Feature: Focused Ultrasound Opens New Brain Frontier
October 2015 - FDA Approves Upgraded Fibroid System and more...
News Flash: FDA Approves First FUS System for Prostate
News Flash - First Depression Clinical Trial Begins
September 2015 - First US Parkinson’s Dyskinesia Treatment and more…
September 2015 - New Methods to Utilize Focused Ultrasound
September 2015 - News Flash: First US Parkinson's Treatments
August 2015 - Immunotherapy Brain Study and More…
July 2015 - FUS Pancreatic Cancer Survival Benefit and more....
Focus Feature: State of the Field 2015
June 2015 - Opening New Frontiers of the Brain and more...
Focus Feature: Cancer Immunotherapy
May 2015 - Stanford Leads Innovation and more...
April 2015 - Uterine Fibroid Reimbursement News and more...
March 2015 - Potential to Treat Alzheimer's and more...
February 2015 - Computerized Brain Treatment Simulation and More…
January 2015 - Sonic Concepts Develops FUS Technology and More…
December 2014 - Happy Holidays and More...
News Flash: Study Published on Focused Ultrasound Treatment of OCD
November 2014: Essential Tremor Enrollment Complete and More…
Special Report - 2014 Symposium
October 2014: 2014 Symposium Special Issue
News Flash: First For Metastatic Brain Tumor
September 2014: ICR and The Royal Marsden Celebrate Opening of Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence and More…
August 2014: First Pediatric Bone Tumor Treatment and More...
News Flash: Teen’s Pain Relieved Through Focused Ultrasound
July 2014: Focused Ultrasound Pioneer Shares Wisdom and More…
June 2014: Preclinical Research Demonstrates Potential for Treating Epilepsy and more...
Focus Feature: Neuromodulation
May 2014: Theraclion Begins First U.S. Breast Study and more...
April 2014: Latest Advances in Focused Ultrasound Shared at the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound's Symposium and more...
Focus Feature: Histotripsy
March 2014: World's First Noninvasive Brain Tumor Treatment with Focused Ultrasound Thermal Ablation and more...
News Flash: Brain Tumor Success
February 2014: Foundation Publishes Global Report on Focused Ultrasound – A Resource for all Stakeholders and more...
Bulletin January 2014
January 2014: Parkinson's Dyskinesia Study Begins and more...
October 2013: Experts Share Latest Advances at Rome Symposium and more...
December 2013: Happy Holidays and more...
September 2013: Foundation and Philips Establish Center of Excellence at Institute of Cancer Research in London and more...
November 2013: Kona Medical's Focused Ultrasound System Treats Hypertension and more...
August 2013: Essential Tremor Study Results Published and more...
Bulletin August 2013
July 2013: Brigham and Women's Hospital Awarded $6.3 million Grant from the National Cancer Institute to Study the Use of Focused Ultrasound to Treat Brain Tumors and more...
June 2013: Grant from M.J. Fox Foundation Will Fund Focused Ultrasound Study and more...
Bulletin June 2013
May 2013: Seattle Center to be a Major Force in Focused Ultrasound Brain Studies and more...
Bulletin May 2013
April 2013: New Data Shows Focused Ultrasound has Positive Effect in Treating Essential Tremor and more...
March 2013: New Men’s Healthcare Treatments Tap the Power of Focused Ultrasound and more...
February 2013: Chang Performs World's First Focused Ultrasound Treatment for OCD and more...
January 2013: Outlook 2013: Advances in Brain Treatments are a Bellwether for Focused Ultrasound's Future and more...
December 2012: Chairman's Message and more...
Bulletin 2 October 2012
November 2012: Symposium News and more...
October 2012: Symposium Registration and more...
Bulletin October 2012
September 2012: Final Program Set for 2012 Focused Ultrasound Symposium and more...
August 2012: FDA Approves Launch of Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial and more...
July 2012: Symposium Abstract Submissions, Young Investigator Applications Soar and more...
July 2012: Foundation Co-sponsoring Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound and more...
May 2012: Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Edward Miller, MD, Joins Foundation Board and more...
April 2012: Foundation's New Progress Report Chronicles a "Revolutionary" Year and more...
March 2012: In Memoriam — David Heller and more...
February 2012: Leadership profile: David and Diane Heller are Steadfast Supporters and more...
January 2012: ABC World News Features Focused Ultrasound and more...
December 2011: More than 135k People Have viewed focused Ultrasound Video within First Week of Its Posting on TEDtalk and TEDMED and more..V
November 2011: Foundation Convenes 3rd Brain Workshop and more...
Bulletin October 2011
October 2011: Elias Reports Early ET Trial Data at CNS and more...
September 2011: Gedroyc Named Honorary President of 2012 Symposium and more...
August 2011: Study Shows FUS Provides Long-term Fibroid Patient Benefits and more...
July 2011: FUSF is Funding New Clinical Trials for Brain Tumor and ET Patients and more...
June 2011: Matzko Leads the Way in Surmounting Barriers to FUS Reimbursement and more...
May 2011: FUSF Research Award Disbursements Top $2 Million, New Funding Schedule Set and more...
April 2011: Image-Guided Drug Delivery and more...
Bulletin March 2011
March 2011: FUS Foundation Announces World’s First MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor and more...
February 2011: Men's Health and MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and more...
January 2011: Happy New Year and more...
December 2010: Price Becomes Research Director at UVA FUS Center and more...
November 2010: 2010 Symposium Previews Next Wave of Applications and more...
October 2010: Final Symposium Program Announced and more...
September 2010: Symposium Hotel Discount Ends September 27 and more...
July 2010: “Early Bird” Registration Ending for MR-guided FUS Symposium and more...
June 2010: Preliminary program and speakers set for 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and more...
May 2010: FUS Foundation’s Brain Program off to a Strong Start and more...
April 2010: UK Researchers Receive $1.9 Million Grant to Develop Targeted Cancer Treatment and more...
March 2010: The Heat is On at Celsion and more...
February 2010: de Vink Elected to Foundation BOD and more...
December 2009: “Center of Excellence” Opens at UVA and more...
August 2009: Landmark Progress in Noninvasive Treatment of Brain Disorders and more
May 2009: CBN Focused Ultrasound Feature and more...
February 2009: Sunnybrook Research Institute and more...
October 2008: Philips Unveils MRgFUS System and more...
Bulletin March 2008
February 2008: Mayo Clinic Interview and more...
December 2007: New Expertise at the FUSF and more...
November 2007: MRgFUS Featured at Leksell Symposium and more...
October 2007: FUSF Research Award Recipient - Rich Price, Ph.D. and more...
September 2007: Researcher Point of View and more...
August 2007: MRgFUS for Uterine Fibroids Moves to Higher Paying Code and more...
July 2007: MRgFUS Brain Study and more...
June 2007: FUSF Cornerstone Grant and more...
May 2007: GE Collaboration Announced and more...
April 2007: What is Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery? and more...
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University Medical Center Utrecht Named a Focused Ultrasound Foundation Center of Excellence
Two Landmark Studies Advance Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Matthew Bucknor and Pejman Ghanouni Awarded Lockhart Memorial Prize from Focused Ultrasound Foundation
UVA’s Darden School of Business and Focused Ultrasound Foundation Partner on Innovative Fellowship Program
MITA and Focused Ultrasound Foundation Support Proposed Rule Eliminating Gap Between FDA Approval and Medicare Coverage
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Board of Directors Adds Two Iconic Leaders
Foundation Appoints Two New Directors
Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Pancreatic Cancer UK Partner to Fund Innovative Study
Senior Executive Patrick Edelmann Joins Foundation Team
University of Michigan Researcher Receives Lockhart Memorial Prize from Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Ann Taylor Joins Foundation as Chief Relationship Officer
University of Virginia Begins Clinical Trial of Focused Ultrasound to Treat Metastatic Cancer
Physics for Medicine Designated Center of Excellence in Therapeutic Ultrasound by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Focused Ultrasound Pioneer Joins Foundation Team
Foundation Chairman Keynotes First Investor/Analyst Conference on Focused Ultrasound
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Awards University of Maryland Neurosurgeon the 2018 Lockhart Memorial Prize
Global Economy Expert, Shirley Lin, Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial to Treat Depression Begins in Toronto
Symposium Showcases Latest Advances in Noninvasive Therapy for Brain Disorders, Cancer and Other Major Diseases
Landmark Trial Using Focused Ultrasound in Alzheimer’s Patients Presented at AAIC Meeting, Published in Nature Communications
Wick Moorman, Former CEO of Norfolk Southern and Amtrak, Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Governor Northam Visits Foundation to Discuss Global Impact of State’s Investment in Focused Ultrasound
First Patient Treated with Focused Ultrasound in Parkinson’s Disease Pivotal Trial
MITA Announces Partnership with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
New Foundation Program Funds Veterinary Clinical Trials
John Grisham and Focused Ultrasound Foundation to Talk about Game-changing Technology at CES in Las Vegas
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Launches Veterinary Program
Foundation Receives $10 Million Anonymous Pledge
Trial Combining Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer Begins
Lockhart Prize Awarded to UVA's Richard Price
Foundation Partnering with CRI to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy
acac Fitness & Wellness Centers Raise More Than $90,000 for the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
First Alzheimer’s Trial with Focused Ultrasound Begins
Former Medtronic Chairman Bill Hawkins Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Dr. Emily White Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Director of Operations
Former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
CBS This Morning Features John Grisham Discussing his New Free Book about Focused Ultrasound as a Groundbreaking Medical Treatment
Dr. Tim Meakem Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Chief Medical Officer
Neurosurgeon and Foundation Chairman Neal Kassell Appointed to National Cancer Institute’s Blue Ribbon Panel for Cancer Moonshot
“Bringing the Future Into Focus” Video Features Focused Ultrasound as Breakthrough Medical Treatment
New John Grisham Book "The Tumor" Promotes Focused Ultrasound as a Groundbreaking Medical Treatment
Blood-Brain Barrier Opened Noninvasively With Focused Ultrasound for the First Time
FDA Approves First Focused Ultrasound System for Treating the Prostate
First Depression Clinical Trial with Focused Ultrasound Begins
First U.S. Patients Treated with Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease
Former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation Council
New England Journal of Medicine Article Recommends Focused Ultrasound as Treatment Option for Women with Uterine Fibroids
Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroids Deemed Cost-Effective, Least Invasive Treatment Option by Health Quality Ontario Committee
International Businessman Ned Kelly Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation Board
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Receives $1 Million Challenge Grant: Donors Can Double Their Impact
Sound waves being used to heat-treat cancer pain
Focused Ultrasound Symposium Showcases Latest in Clinical and Research Advances in Non-Invasive Therapy for Brain Disorders, Cancer and Other Diseases
Mike Cashman Joins Foundation Development Team
Carl Zeithaml, Dean of UVA’s McIntire School, Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound 14th Annual Symposium Highlights Latest Advances in Non-Invasive Focused Ultrasound Technology
Medical Device Innovator to Deliver Keynote Address at Focused Ultrasound Symposium
Media Backgrounder: Focused Ultrasound and Uterine Fibroids
Media Backgrounder: Focused Ultrasound and Essential Tremor
First Patient Treated for Essential Tremor in Phase III Clinical Trial
FUSF Establishes Center of Excellence in London
Pamela Minetti Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation as Director of Development
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Awarded $600,000 Grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Launch of RELIEF Registry to Collect Data on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Fibroids
Segway Inventor, Dean Kamen, To Speak at October 14 Opening of FUS 2012 Symposium
Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Edward D. Miller, MD Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
New Research Will Assess FUS and ThermoDox as a Combined Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
FUS Foundation is Funding Mayo Clinic Study Comparing Costs of Focused Ultrasound and Other Minimally-invasive Uterine Fibroid Treatments
Focused Ultrasound Pioneer, Wladyslaw Gedroyc, MD, Named Honorary President of FUS Foundation’s 2012 International Symposium
Worldwide Buzz Surrounds Innovative Medical Treatment Being Pioneered in Charlottesville
Harvard Brain Researcher Receives Funding Award from Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation
Video Features World's First Essential Tremor Patient Treated with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Uterine Fibroid Patient Featured on CBS Evening News Has Become an Advocate for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
Insurers Cover Focused Ultrasound Therapy in Germany, but Not US
FUS Foundation Research Award Disbursements Top $2 Million
Dates and Location Set for 2012 International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Therapy
InSightec Announces Completion of New Round of Financing, Executive Changes
FUS Foundation Announces World’s First MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor
Men’s Health Update from FUS Foundation Spotlights New Minimally-invasive Treatments for Prostate Cancer and BPH
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von Eschenbach Joins Foundation Board
Treatments Spotlighted at FUS Symposium Could Benefit Millions
Lodewijk de Vink Elected to Board of Directors Of Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation
First Major Medical Meeting Convening for MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound
First Treatments Completed for Parkinson’s Disease Study Sponsored by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
John Grisham Joins Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation Board, Citing Novel Technology's Potential to Help "Millions of Patients"
UVA Announces Launch of Focused Ultrasound Study for Parkinson's Disease
UVA Focused Ultrasound Center Receives an Additional $1.5M in State Funding
Doctors and Dignitaries Gather to Celebrate Opening of New Focused Ultrasound Center
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Reflections on 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021
Writing a New Chapter – Women in Focused Ultrasound
A Patient Perspective: Cancer Immunotherapy and the Promise of Focused Ultrasound
Adaptation and Resilience – Focused Ultrasound Field Responds to Impact of COVID-19
Foundation Team Supports Neighboring Nursing Facility Devastated by COVID-19
Beating Breast Cancer: My Hope for Focused Ultrasound
Reflections on Pediatric Cancer Therapy, Precision Therapy, and Where Focused Ultrasound May Provide Benefit
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Koch Disruptive Technologies: Who They Are and Why They've Invested Hundreds of Millions in Focused Ultrasound
Hope on the Horizon – Focused Ultrasound Therapy for Brain Tumors
Frequently Asked Questions and Resources for Patients
How Focused Ultrasound Can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis
Focused Ultrasound as the Future of Equine Medicine
This Technology Is Going to Change Healthcare
Advice for Companies: What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then
Focused Ultrasound: A Potential Therapeutic Option for Mental Illness
Lawrence A. Crum: Focused Ultrasound "Bubble" Not about to Burst Anytime Soon
The Virtuous Cycle in Parallel: The Benefits of Integrated Comparative Clinical Trials
The Journey of MRI Guided Interventions and Focused Ultrasound
The Future of Focused Ultrasound – Collaboration, Commercialization, and Competition Will Drive the Field Forward
Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Understanding the American Urological Association Recommendations
Focused Ultrasound for Lung Tumors: From Impossible to Possible
Focused Ultrasound Comes of Age
How Focused Ultrasound Waves Eliminate Tremors
Why Collaboration Is Critically Important to Propelling Focused Ultrasound Forward – And What the Foundation Is Doing About It
Narendra Sanghvi: Modest Beginnings and Early Development of Focused Ultrasound
The Stigma of Negative Data … and How Preprint Servers Can Help
The Utility of Patient Registries
Ali Rezai: Emerging Applications of Focused Ultrasound – Alzheimer’s Disease
Jill O'Donnell-Tormey: The Promise of Cancer Immunotherapy and Focused Ultrasound
Pancreatic Cancer: Tumor Ablation Using Focused Ultrasound and the Challenges of Immunotherapy
Collaboration: Commercialization in the Evolving Focused Ultrasound Landscape
Scott Whitaker: Transforming Healthcare and Medical Technology in the Digital Age
Gary Shapiro: The Importance of Innovation at the Intersection of Technology, Business, and Healthcare
Glioblastoma Multiforme: Tragedy and Hope for the Cancer that Killed Senator John McCain
Is a Parkinson’s disease clinical trial right for me?
Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Neal Kassell, John Grisham, and Focused Ultrasound Make a Splash at CES 2018
CES 2018: Chairman Neal Kassell Featured in CTA Blog
Can Partnering with Patients Help Advance Focused Ultrasound?
Cultivating the Next Generation: FUSF’s Fellowship Program
Collaboration: Fueling a Changing Focused Ultrasound Landscape
Focused Ultrasound Can Help Propel the Cancer Moonshot
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