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

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

HIFU Mexico. Prostate Cancer Treatment Center
- HIFU Center México in Puerto Vallarta. Uses Sonoblate 500 for prostate treatment
- http://hifumx.com

Ultracontour by MEDIXSYSTEME
- Novel Therapeutic ultrasound system for lipotherapy or body contouring. Medixsysteme, Nimes, France
- http://www.ultracontour.fr

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

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"
- http://www.spectrasonics.com/hifu.php

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
- International Society promoting research, technical, and clinical advancement in Therapeutic Ultrasound
- http://www.istus.org

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
- http://www.thsinternational.com

Ultrazonix
- Treatment system for patients with spinal problems using high intensity focused ultrasound
- http://www.ultrazonix.com/

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

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

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

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

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

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.
- http://www.psmerg.org/articles/hifu.html

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"
- http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-nde/medical/medical.htm

HIFU Message Board
- A discussion board on High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapeutic treatments
- http://www.cancercompass.com/search-results.htm?phrase=HIFU

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.
- http://www.acoustics.org/press/135th/crum.htm

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"
- http://www.focus-surgery.com/

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.
- http://www.sjm.com/devices/device.aspx?name=Epicor%26%23153%3B+Cardiac+Ablation+System&location=us&type=30

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.
- http://www.beckman.uiuc.edu/research/biointel/brl.html

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

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

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.
- http://www.misonix.com/

UROBOT Brachytherapy
- HIFU Robot: Site describes research on the Development of a HIFU robot for the treatment of prostate cancer
- http://mrcas.mpe.ntu.edu.sg/research/urobot/hifu.htm

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.
- http://www.bioe.psu.edu/ultrasound/

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

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"
- http://www.internationalhifu.com/

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

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

SRA Developments Ltd
- The home page of SRA Developments Ltd, Research, Design, Development & Manufacture of Ultrasonic Solutions
- http://www.sra-developments.co.uk/

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.
- http://cimu.apl.washington.edu/hemostat.html

Labthermics Technologies, Inc. (USA)
- medical therapy products company dedicated to improving cancer treatment (using microwaves and ultrasound).
- http://www.labthermics.com/

Therus Corp. (USA)
- Company is developing an acoustic-based hemostasis system
- http://www.therus.com