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Focused ultrasound news and stories

 
Dr. Kullervo Hynynen Friday, November 7, 2014  Making waves
Physicist crowned with prestigious award in ultrasound
 
Wednesday, August 6, 2014  MRI-guided ultrasound zaps teen’s bone tumour
Source: The Globe and Mail
 
Tuesday, May 20, 2014  Breaching barriers
A look at the promise of focused ultrasound to outsmart the brain’s natural defenses and smuggle therapies into deep-brain territory to treat intractable disorders of the central nervous system

Source: SRI Magazine, 2013
 
Dr. Michael Schwartz and patient Monday, March 3, 2014  Next step in scalpel-free surgery
Researchers initiate study to advance focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor
 
Sunnybrook Tuesday, October 29, 2013  Slaight gift creates innovative brain centre
The Slaight Centre for Image-Guided Brain Therapy and Repair
 
Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Revolutionary scalpel-free surgery a success
New procedure has helped a handful of patients who suffer from tremors
 
Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Calgary man stops shaking for first time in 10 years after 'revolutionary', scalpel-free brain treatment
‘Revolutionary,’ scalpel-free brain treatment stops man's shaking

Source: The National Post
 
Friday, November 2, 2012  Open: the Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics
Queen's representative does the honours
 
Friday, October 12, 2012  Imaging physicist lands renewal of Canada Research Chair
Dr. Hynynen secures renewal of Tier 1 Chair in Imaging Systems and Image-Guided Therapy
 
Friday, September 23, 2011  Focused on scalpel-free surgery
Targeting multiple ultrasound beams deep inside the body may one day make the phrase going under the knife obsolete

Source: Sunnybrook Magazine, Fall 2011 (PDF)