The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication.
Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Focused Ultrasound therapy is a type of radiation therapy that focuses multiple sources of ultrasound energy to target a specific area.
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For the first time, researchers have reversed some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided focused ultrasound.
Vibhor Krishna, M.D., (right) fits David Shorr with a helmet-like device used in a new clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The device uses MRI-guided imaging to deliver focused ultrasound to specific areas of the brain to open the blood-brain barrier. Image courtesy of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | May 09, 2019
May 9, 2019 — A new clinical trial at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and two other sites is testing...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019 — EDAP TMS SA announced that Houston Methodist Hospital, one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to...
Technology | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018 — Insightec announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | October 01, 2018
October 1, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the compatibility of Insightec’s Exablate...
Technology | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018 — EDAP TMS SA has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | September 18, 2017
September 18, 2017 — Theraclion and co-lead investigator David Brenin, M.D., from the University of Virginia School...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | August 22, 2017
August 22, 2017 — Insightec announced recently that worldwide adoption of magnetic resonance (MR)-guided...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | August 07, 2017
August 7, 2017 — Profound Medical Corp. recently announced that all closing conditions have been satisfied and it...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | May 04, 2017
May 4, 2017 — Theraclion recently announced the presentation of data from the U.S. feasibility trial of echotherapy...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | April 21, 2017
April 21, 2017 — A multidisciplinary clinical team at Nicklaus Children's Hospital used magnetic-resonance guided...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017 — Theraclion announced results of a study evaluating the long-term assessment of...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017 — EDAP TMS SA announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article that analyzed Ablatherm Robotic...
Brain FUS uses an array of about 1,000 elements designed to overcome attenuation issues presented by the skull and to diffuse the heating over a large area of the brain to prevent damaging healthly tissue.
Feature | Radiation Oncology | March 02, 2017 | By Dave Fornell
Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-...
The InSightec ExAblate focused ultrasound system developed to treat essential tremor. Studies are underway to see if FUS can be used to treat other brain conditions and brain cancer.
Feature | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | February 03, 2017 | Dave Fornell
Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | January 17, 2017
Insightec, a leader in MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy, announced today that the Japanese Ministry of...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | December 22, 2016
Insightec Ltd. announced that the Exablate Prostate system received CE Mark for treating locally-confined prostate...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | August 26, 2016
August 26, 2016 — Treatment with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided...
Image courtesy of InSightec
Technology | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first...
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy | April 05, 2016
April 5, 2016 — The Focused...
