| Keynote 1 | Recent Advances in Therapeutic Ultrasound |
| Date/Time | Thursday, 2 May 2013 / 09:30 – 10:10 |
| Venue | Riverfront Ballroom |
Prof. Lawrence CRUM
Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound,
University of Washington, USA
Biography
Dr. Lawrence A. Crum is currently Principal Physicist and Founder/Former Director of
the Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound in the Applied Physics Laboratory, and
Research Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington.
He has held previous positions at Harvard University, the U. S. Naval Academy, and
the University of Mississippi,where he was F. A. P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Physics
and Director of the National Center for Physical Acoustics. He has published over 200 articles in professional
journals, holds an honorary doctorate from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, and was recently awarded the
Helmholtz-Rayleigh Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America. He is Past President of the Acoustical
Society of America, the Board of the International Commission for Acoustics, and the International Society
for Therapeutic Ultrasound. His principal areas of interest are therapeutic ultrasound, physical acoustics, and
image-guided therapy.
Abstract
The radiation force produced by an ultrasound beam can be strong enough to move objects contained within
the beam; this force is capable of moving kidney stones within the kidney. We have developed a system that
images stones with diagnostic ultrasound, and moves them within the kidney so that they can pass naturally
before they become symptomatic. This presentation will describe the technology and methodology that we have
developed that has promise for non-invasive, prophylactic removal of small stones from kidneys.
