March is Essential Tremor Awareness Month, and researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London recently began a clinical trial using focused ultrasound to treat both sides of the brain in patients with essential tremor.
The Foundation’s 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound included scientific presentations from all areas of research, and the summary is now available.
Device manufacturer Insightec announced that Medicare beneficiaries in 38 states will have coverage for focused ultrasound treatment of essential tremor beginning April 1.
The Foundation will fund a liver cancer project by John Eisenbrey, PhD, at Thomas Jefferson University comparing the current standard-of-care treatment to that plus ultrasound-triggered microbubble destruction.
A Foundation-funded project by Jonathan Sukovich, PhD, at the University of Michigan aimed to monitor and locate histotripsy-generated bubble clouds during transcranial treatment.
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Therapeutic Ultrasound has released a course by Florent Aptel, MD, PhD, on focused ultrasound for glaucoma. This is the final course of the MOOC, and all 12 courses are available online.
Duke University researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for incorporating photoacoustic temperature mapping into focused ultrasound therapy.
Focused ultrasound manufacturer SonaCare Medical was featured at an Innovation Showcase aimed at introducing disruptive healthcare ideas to members of Congress.
