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Advanced Surgical Systems - http://www.advanced-surgical.com
Describes a commercially available, semi-custom ultrasound driving systems for driving high power therapeutic ultrasound transducers.

Angel Science & Technology Canada - http://www.angelscience.com
Information about a Canadian/Chinese company involved in HIFU technology for non-invasive treatment of cancers and tumors.

Beckman Institute Bioacoustics Research - http://www.beckman.uiuc.edu/research/biointel/brl.html
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.

Chongqing Haifu (HIFU) Technology Co.,Ltd. - http://www.haifu.com.cn
Information on the "Haifu Knife" from a therapy company based in Chongqing, China.

CIMU- HIFU System for Surgery - http://cimu.apl.washington.edu/hifusurgerysystem.html
HIFU and other therapeutic research at the University of Washington.

Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation - http://www.fusfoundation.org
This foundation supports education and research related to MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery.

Foundation For Focused Ultrasound Research - http://www.focused-ultrasound.org
Non-profit organization promoting research and education, with industry news, details of clinical trials, and job information.

HIFU Planet - http://www.hifu-planet.com
EDAP-Sponsored site, with information on their Ablatherm system.

HIFU Report: BC Cancer Agency - http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerManagementGuidelines/Genitourinary/Prostate/HIFU.htm
Evidence-based review on HIFU prostate treatment by the Genitourinary Group at the BC Cancer Agency.

HIFU-Induced Hemostasis for Trauma Care - http://cimu.apl.washington.edu/hemostat.html
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.

http://misonix.com - http://misonix.com
Company designs, develops, manufactures and/or markets ultrasonic medical devices, ultrasonic cell disrupters, air pollution control equipment, ductless fume hoods and forensic laoratory equipment.

http://www.edap-hifu.com/ - http://www.edap-hifu.com/
Describes the technical and clinical activities of EDAP.

ImaRx Therapeutics - http://www.imarx.com/
Company uses "SonoLysis" method for dissolving clots. The method uses cavatated nanobubbles.

IMASONIC - http://www.imasonic.com/Medical/TMOverview.php
Information on high power transducer arrays for therapeutic ultrasound.

Insightec - http://www.insightec.com/
Company that developed the first FDA-approved HIFU device. Bronze winner of the Wall Street Journal's 2004 Technology Innovation award.

JPL's NDEAA Medical applications - http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-nde/medical/medical.htm
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) - http://www.labthermics.com/
medical therapy products company dedicated to improving cancer treatment (using microwaves and ultrasound).

OmniSonics - http://www.omnisonics.com
Devices for the treatment of vascular occlusive disease, based on its OmniWave acoustic technology.

Pine Street Foundation - HIFU - http://www.psmerg.org/articles/hifu.html
Pine Street Foundation article on two major programs in China that use High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to non-surgically destroy cancerous tumors.

Prorhythm - http://www.prorhythm.com/
Prorhythm (Formerly TranSurgical) develops medical HIFU products, including a device for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.

Riverside Research Institute Biomedical Engineering - http://www.rri-usa.org/biomed.php
Institute includes the Frederic L. Lizzi Center for Biomedical Engineering, which develops ultrasound technology, including focused ultrasound therapy.

Sound Surgical Technologies - http://www.soundsurgical.com/
Sound Surgical Technologies creates innovative ultrasonic liposuction technologies including the VASER System for body contouring surgery.

The Institute of Cancer Research: Physics - Therapeutic Ultrasound - http://www.icr.ac.uk/research/research_sections/physics/teams/therapeutic_ultrasound/index.shtml
Work in Therapeutic ultrasound at The Institute of Cancer Research (UK).

Therapeutic Ultrasound: A Promising Future in Clinical Medicine - http://www.acoustics.org/press/135th/crum.htm
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) - http://www.therus.com
Company information about its development of an acoustic-based hemostasis system.

Transrectal HIFU: The Next Generation? - http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/novelthr/Chinn_TransrectalHIFU.html
Description and short history of HIFU for prostate treatment by Douglas O. Chinn, MD- Prostate Cancer Research Institute

TriE Medical, Inc. - http://www.triemedical.com
A product development consulting organization that specializes in therapeutic ultrasound devices - Product development from conception thru FDA submissions to market entry.

Ulthera, Inc. - http://ulthera.com
A therapeutic ultrasound company developing medical devices for the aesthetic, cosmetic surgery and dermatology markets.

UltraShape - http://www.ultrashape.com
Information on non-invasive ultrasound body contouring by lysing adipose tissue.

Ultrasonic Industry Association - http://www.ultrasonics.org
Forum for manufacturers, users, and researchers in ultrasound regarding the improvement of processes, techniques, and materials through ultrasonic technology.

Ultrasound Therapeutics Limited - http://www.utlltd.co.uk
Company markets High Intensity Focused Ultrasound devices (the Chongqing Haifu System) for Cancer Treatments in Oxford, UK.

University of Cincinnati Ultrasound Laboratory - http://ultrasound.uc.edu/research.html
Research lab at UC, including work in a Transcranial Ultrasound Thrombolysis System (TUTS) and the study of Ultrasound Bioeffects.

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