| Advanced Surgical Systems: Provides commercially available, semi-custom ultrasound driving systems for driving high power therapeutic ultrasound transducers. |
| AsiaHIFU: A group of four hospitals in Australia and Japan offering prostate treatment with the Sonablate system. |
| Beckman Institute Bioacoustics Research: Research center at University of Illinois, specializing in the interaction of ultrasound with biological materials and the development of systems for specific applications ... including hyperthermia treatment and high-intensity surgery. |
| Beijing Heymintaparmacy-Technology Co. LTD: Beijing Heymintaparmacy-Technology Co. LTD (In Chinese only) |
| Beijing Yuande Bio-Medical Engineering Co.,Ltd.: Company that makes the FEP-BY series High Intensity Focused Ultrasound tumor therapy system for treatment of breast, limb, superficial tissue, osteosarcoma, liver (left part), solid (at kidney and pelvic cavity) tumors. Used on over 20,000 patients. |
| BWH/Harvard Focused Ultrasound Laboratory: Focused Ultrasound Research for therapy and diagnostics at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston |
| Careers in Therapeutic Ultrasound - HIFU - FUS Job Postings: Therapeutic ultrasound job page, updated monthly. Posting is free of charge. |
| Chongqing Haifu (HIFU) Technology Co.,Ltd.: HIFU therapy company based in Chongqing, China. Produces the "Haifu Knife" |
| CIMU- HIFU System for Surgery: HIFU research at the University of Washington |
| EDAP: A medical equipment company entirely dedicated to HIFU technology (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) |
| Epicor Cardiac Ablation System: System uses the control and precision of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) energy to replicate proven ablation lesion sets epicardially, without the need to place the patient on a heart-lung bypass machine. |
| Fifth International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound: Official 2005 site for the only international symposium dedicated completely to all areas of HIFU (FUS, therapeutic ultrasound). |
| Focus Surgery Inc.: Company has developed a clinical High Intensity Focused Ultrasound system for the treatment of Prostate Diseases including Prostate Cancer "...the Sonablate 500 - The Choice for HIFU" |
| Foundation for Focused Ultrasound Research: A non-profit unincorporated association dedicated to the promotion of education and research in all areas of focused ultrasound. |
| HIFU Atrial Fibrillation Treatment - Spectrasonics Imaging: Spectrasonics is currently involved in the following activities: HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Cardiac Ablation "-The Power of Sound at the Speed of Light" |
| HIFU Message Board: A discussion board on High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapeutic treatments |
| HIFU Planet: EDAP-Sponsored site, with information on their Ablatherm system. |
| HIFU Report: BC Cancer Agency: Evidence-based review on HIFU prostate treatment by the Genitourinary Group at the BC Cancer Agency |
| HIFU-Induced Hemostasis for Trauma Care: A multidisciplinary project combining the expertise of scientists and engineers from Univ. of Washington's Applied Physics Lab, the departments of Radiology, Anesthesiology, Bioengineering, and Surgery. |
| ImaRx Therapeutics: Company uses "SonoLysis" method for dissolving clots. The method uses cavatated nanobubbles. |
| IMASONIC: Manufactures high power transducer arrays for therapeutic ultrasound |
| Insightec: Company that developed the first FDA-approved HIFU device. Bronze winner of the Wall Street Journal's 2004 Technology Innovation award. |
| International HIFU: Company for ultrasound treatment of Prostate cancer, the most common cancer and the second most common cause of death related to cancer. "-The Future of Prostate Cancer Treatment" |
| International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound: International Society promoting research, technical, and clinical advancement in Therapeutic Ultrasound |
| JPL's NDEAA Medical applications: Noninvasive Therapeutic and Diagnostic Ultrasound Research at the JPL's NDEAA. Includes a short summary of "Properties of High Intensity Ultrasound" |
| Labthermics Technologies, Inc. (USA): medical therapy products company dedicated to improving cancer treatment (using microwaves and ultrasound). |
| Misonix: Company designs, develops, manufactures and/or markets ultrasonic medical devices, ultrasonic cell disrupters, air pollution control equipment, ductless fume hoods and forensic laoratory equipment. |
| National Taiwan University Hospital Therapeutic Ultrasound: Home page for National Taiwan University Hospital Therapeutic US lab (In English and Mandarin |
| OmniSonics: Devices for the treatment of vascular occlusive disease, based on its OmniWave acoustic technology. |
| Patent search for Ultrasound Therapy Devices: A general Query for issued therapy device patents from the US Patent Office |
| Penn State Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications Laboratory: Therapeutic Ultrasound Lab at Penn State - develops noninvasive methods for treating cancer and recording temperature information using ultrasound therapy, MRI thermometry and adaptive feedback control. |
| Pine Street Foundation - HIFU: Pine Street Foundation article on two major programs in China that use High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to non-surgically destroy cancerous tumors. |
| Prorhythm: Prorhythm (Formerly TranSurgical) develops medical HIFU products, including a device for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. |
| Riverside Research Institute Biomedical Engineering: Institute includes the Frederic L. Lizzi Center for Biomedical Engineering, which develops ultrasound technology, including focused ultrasound therapy. |
| Shanghai A&S Science and Technology Develop. Co. LTD: In Chiniese, Shanghai A&S Science and Technology Develop. Co. LTD -HIFU company |
| Sound Surgical Technologies: Sound Surgical Technologies creates innovative ultrasonic liposuction technologies including the VASER System for body contouring surgery. |
| SRA Developments Ltd: The home page of SRA Developments Ltd, Research, Design, Development & Manufacture of Ultrasonic Solutions |
| The Institute of Cancer Research: Physics - Therapeutic Ultrasound: Work in Therapeutic ultrasound at The Institute of Cancer Research (UK). |
| Therapeutic Ultrasound: A Promising Future in Clinical Medicine: A Lay Language Version of a paper by Lawrence Crum at the 1998 joint meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics/Acoustical Society of America. |
| Therus Corp. (USA): Company is developing an acoustic-based hemostasis system |
| THS International, Inc.: Responsible for the sales of Focus Surgery's Sonablate® 500 for the treatment of prostate diseases in Japan, Asia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran markets |
| Transrectal HIFU: The Next Generation?: Description and short history of HIFU for prostate treatment by Douglas O. Chinn, MD- Prostate Cancer Research Institute |
| TriE Medical, Inc.: A product development consulting organization that specializes in therapeutic ultrasound devices - Product development from conception thru FDA submissions to market entry. |
| Ulthera, Inc.: A therapeutic ultrasound company developing medical devices for the aesthetic, cosmetic surgery and dermatology markets. |
| Ultracontour: Therapeutic ultrasound system for lipotherapy or body contouring. Medixsysteme, France, Nimes, Innovative Medical Aesthetic SMES |
| UltraShape - Introduction: Company for non-invasive ultrasound body contouring by lysing adipose tissue |
| Ultrasonic Industry Association: Forum for manufacturers, users, and researchers in ultrasound regarding the improvement of processes, techniques, and materials through ultrasonic technology. |
| Ultrasound Therapeutics Limited: Company markets High Intensity Focused Ultrasound devices (the Chongqing Haifu System) for Cancer Treatments in Oxford, UK. |
| Ultrazonix: Treatment system for patients with spinal problems using high intensity focused ultrasound |
| University of Cincinnati Ultrasound Laboratory: Research lab at UC, including work in a Transcranial Ultrasound Thrombolysis System (TUTS) and the study of Ultrasound Bioeffects. |
| UROBOT Brachytherapy: HIFU Robot: Site describes research on the Development of a HIFU robot for the treatment of prostate cancer |
| Uterine Fibroids: United States National Women's Health Center site on Uterine Fibroids, including some information on FDA approved ultrasound treatment. |
| Uterine Fibroids: Information Uterine Fibroid treatment using Focused Ultrasound Surgery (operated by InSightec Image Guided Treatment Ltd.) |
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