Turku HIFU Research Centre
Turku High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Research Centre is a world-class research facility located at Turku University Hospital in Finland. The centre was established in 2016 by Prof. Roberto Blanco Sequeiros. The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has recognized the Turku HIFU Research Centre as a Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence, joining leading institutions worldwide advancing focused ultrasound technology for patient benefit.
The research centre has three clinical therapeutic ultrasound systems, which are used to treat patients with uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, bone metastases, osteoid osteomas, desmoid tumours, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and drug-resistant essential tremor and Parkinson’s tremor of the hands. The centre includes doctors, physicists and researchers who carry out research in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) monitoring of therapeutic ultrasound treatment, therapeutic ultrasound modelling and clinical feasibility evaluation.
