Focused Ultrasound Foundation
@FUSFoundation
Accelerating the development and adoption of noninvasive, focused ultrasound therapy.
“Histotripsy lets us mechanically destroy tumors without needles, scalpels, or radiation,” said Dr. Clifford Cho at a recent @VAInstitute talk. Learn how this soundwave therapy is reshaping cancer care at UM Health-West. bit.ly/3TKrhbb
Our clinical trial on focused ultrasound PTT for Parkinson’s disease has just been published📕PTT is undeniably a viable alternative to GPi. However, bilateral lesioning is not yet recommended due to unresolved safety concerns. #focused #ultrasound #PTT …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…
98% of cancer drugs can’t reach the brain. UMB researchers are changing that — using focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier before and after surgery. #BrainTumor #CancerBreakthrough #NIH #NCI #NINDS #MedicalResearch #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
The Foundation’s Research Awards Program initiated six new preclinical studies in the second quarter of 2025. Research teams from around the world are continuing to develop focused ultrasound for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, addiction, liver failure,…
We are pleased to announce the recent publication of our Consortium’s latest research, which presents a novel methodology for the direct implantation of cells into the liver using histotripsy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…
🧬 Innovation in Action: Histotripsy is here. Dr. Mark Bloomston at the #LeeHealthCancerInstitute shares how this noninvasive tech uses focused ultrasound to liquify tumors, no incisions, no needles, just precision. Cancer care redefined. #Histotripsy #LeeHealthCancerInstitute
University of Virginia researchers Richard Price, PhD, and @Lukensjohnr, PhD, recently received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to explore the use of focused ultrasound to deliver gene therapies to treat Alzheimer’s disease: ow.ly/r50T50WtUSK
One of the most important ways focused ultrasound works in the body is by temporarily and reversibly opening the blood-brain barrier (BBB). By modulating the BBB with focused ultrasound, researchers are opening new possibilities for treating conditions like brain tumors,…
HAPPENING TOMORROW! Join the AIUM's latest webinar, Focused Ultrasound Meets Precision Immunotherapy, on July 23 at 1pm with Dr. Natasha Sheybani as she explores immune modulation, biomarkers & clinical trials. Free for AIUM members. Earn 1 CME! Register: bit.ly/4lNn42l
#Neuromodulation has entered a new age: evidence driven, anatomically precise, and personalized, with surgical treatment, in highly specific cases, a world away from the dark ages of the past. @nationalpost @uoftmedicine @Sunnybrook nationalpost.com/feature/psycho…
🧠 World-first for ALS: @Sunnybrook scientists used focused ultrasound to non-invasively open the BBB and deliver immunotherapy to the brain. A breakthrough for ALS treatment and beyond. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/gPK6YAPW
FDA Expands Use of Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s The FDA has approved bilateral focused ultrasound treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Patients with advanced PD now have the option to receive focused ultrasound on both sides of their brain in two sessions at least six…
Radiosurgery to treat addiction by targeting the nucleus accumbens (red). A new publication out in Cureus is part of a growing body of studies on functional radiosurgery.
#LettertoEditor 📬 Early Clinical Histotripsy Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma link.springer.com/article/10.100…
🔊 No scalpel, no pain, just sound waves! Memorial Cancer Institute is among the first in South Florida using the Edison Histotripsy System to destroy liver tumors non-invasively. “This destroys the tumor beyond recognition,” says Dr. Omar Llaguna. 📰: miamiherald.com/news/health-ca…
New Research: Comparison of the perioperative complications of high intensity focused ultrasound vs. laparoscopic surgery for uterine fibroids: a retrospective study frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #Surgery
The FDA has approved staged bilateral focused ultrasound pallidothalamic tractotomy (PTT) for Parkinson’s disease. As a neurosurgeon who has performed more than 2,000 lesioning surgeries — including over 400 PTTs— and as someone whose own father suffers from Parkinson’s disease,…
Researchers have developed an innovative type of cancer-fighting immune cell that uses focused ultrasound to activate and sustain a powerful, targeted attack on tumors bit.ly/3IRIixG