CIMU is a group of scientists, engineers, and technicians dedicated to research across the field of bio-medical ultrasonics with the goal of developing technologies that will be used in a clinic to treat patients.

A commercial ultrasound imager and a focused ultrasound device are combined to visualize and push a kidney stone from the lower pole of the kidney to the uretropelvic junction to facilitate its passing.

A research team has developed new technologies to treat kidney stone disease with an ultrasound-based system. Embraced by clinicians, their advances are now being taken to the next step: transition the prototype to an approved device that will roll into hospitals and clinics around the world.

When kidney stones are imaged by clinical ultrasound imagers in color Doppler mode, they display as a rainbow of colors, making them readily apparent and more effectively targeted for treatment by shock waves.

An ultrasound-based system assembled from commercial components and customized software control locates kidney stones, applies an acoustic radiative force, and repositions the stones so they are more likely to pass naturally. Watch urologist test the system.

High-speed images of oscillating micro-bubbles in small blood vessels are imaged to observe how the bubble oscillations might help induce permeation in the endothelium, allowing drugs to be transported across that barrier.