FUS Elite 3000 – A Complete Pre-clinical Platform for Research and Development in 3D Therapy Planning, Delivery, and Monitoring

FUS Elite

Focused Ultrasound (FUS), a non-invasive therapeutic technology, has gained substantial momentum following the approval of multiple indications. The potential utility of FUS shows promise across a variety of clinical areas including cardiology, endocrinology, musculoskeletal medicine, neurology, oncology, urology, and women’s health. The use of ultrasound-guided FUS (USgFUS) is expanding due to its real-time feedback, flexibility and lower cost. Ultrasound is ideal not only for energy delivery, but also to identify, guide and target tissue in real time, as well as to monitor the treatment. As this field has advanced, the needs of researchers have changed. At Verasonics, we continue to expand our portfolio to address the evolving needs in FUS research and product development.

In collaboration with Sonic Concepts, Inc., an innovator of high-performance transducers, Verasonics offers the FUS Elite 3000 platform and six FUS Elite transducer pairings. These solutions for animal subjects are designed to advance biomedical research in ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound (USgFUS).

The FUS transducers offer high efficiency over a broad bandwidth and highly uniform acoustic output at the radiating surface ideal for FUS applications. Coupled with a high-resolution phased array transducer mounted coaxially, these transducer pairings provide users with an ideal combination for ultrasound-guided FUS experimentation.

Verasonics’ Vantage ultrasound systems are used worldwide at numerous institutions and companies for FUS research and product development. The Vantage 64 LE, Vantage 128 and Vantage 256 systems are available in high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) configurations, which enable both energy delivery and imaging using the same transmitters, for flexible and comprehensive exploration with FUS.

FUS Elite 3000: Facilitating USgFUS animal research

FUS Elite 3000 includes an integrated cart and applicator arm for easy manual positioning of the transducers and software-controlled motorized rotation of the imaging transducer for 3D USgFUS on large subjects. The FUS Elite 3000 is compatible with any of the FUS Elite transducer pairings. The integrated water conditioning unit provides degassed water, as well as a heater and chiller for automatic closed loop temperature control. Multiple transducer-subject coupling systems provide a range of treatment depth options.

FUS Elite Software Enhancements

The FUS Elite 3000 3D software program features a streamlined graphical appearance that supports a variety of imaging modes and experiment data management, including all the capabilities needed for a 3D experimental workflow:

  • Several imaging modes for ultrasound guidance, monitoring, and assessment
  • Scan conversion of a series of 2D slices to a 3D data set for 3D treatment planning and delivery
  • Thermal Strain Imaging (TSI) for monitoring of local heating
  • Experiment data-logging and review tools
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