TheraFUS Laboratory · Tor Vergata

Ultrasound laboratory

Transcranial ultrasound. Neurobiology. Neuromodulation.

TheraFUS Laboratory develops novel transcranial focused ultrasound technologies to investigate and modulate brain function, with applications in neuroscience and brain research.

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Meet the team

Sagittal brain MRI visualisation with a focused ultrasound overlay — Brain MRI visualisation · focused ultrasound

Drug delivery · Neuromodulation · Simulation

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01 / What we do

Research directions

Targeted drug delivery, deep-brain neuromodulation, treatment planning and cavitation monitoring.

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FUS-aided anticancer drugs delivery

Focused ultrasound and innovative therapeutic agents for targeted drug delivery, imaging and ultrasound-mediated treatment of brain tumors.

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Drug delivery for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Development of advanced drug-delivery strategies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, using focused ultrasound to enhance targeted therapeutic delivery in animal models.

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Ultrasound deep-brain neurostimulation

Direct FUS neuromodulation and FUS-mediated delivery of theranostic nanoagents for targeted modulation of neural activity.

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Treatment Planning and Cavitation Monitoring for Transcranial FUS

Computational modelling, acoustic monitoring and feedback control for targeted transcranial focused ultrasound.

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Currently ongoing projects

FUS-inducing blood-brain barrier opening to augment anticancer drugs delivery in brain tumors
FUS-augmenting drugs delivery to improve the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Ultrasound deep-brain neurostimulation for treating brain disorders and degenerative diseases
Treatment planning, computational modelling and cavitation monitoring for transcranial FUS

02 / The laboratory