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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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