2001年,全球首届超声治疗技术国际论坛(ISTU)在中国重庆召开,成为该领域最高规格的学术会议。

In 2001, the first session of International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound(ISTU) was convened in Chongqing, China. ISTU has been the most advanced academic conference in the relevant field. 

2002年,中国首台自主原创大型高强度聚焦超声治疗设备“海扶刀”出口西方发达国家,入驻牛津大学丘吉尔医院。

In 2002, High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapeutic System -- Haifu Knife® -- was introduced into the Churchill Hospital of Oxford University, which initialized the exportation of Chinese originally and independently innovated large scale medical equipment into the western developed countries. 

2005年,世界上第一个临床应用标准在中国诞生——《高强度聚焦超声肿瘤治疗系统临床应用指南(试行)》,同年“海扶刀”获CE认证,成为全球首个获欧盟认证的聚焦超声治疗类设备。

In 2005, The first clinical application standard -- Guidelines for Clinical Application of High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Tumor Therapeutic System (pilot edition)-- was published in China. In the same year, Haifu Knife® was CE marked, which initialized the European approval of High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapeutic apparatus.

2009年,全球首届超声无创治疗临床国际峰会在中国重庆召开。中国首报全球肝癌、骨肿瘤、乳腺癌HIFU治疗存活10年病例。

In 2009, The first session of International Summit of Clinical Non-invasive Ultrasound Therapy was convened in Chongqing, China. The survival duration of liver cancer, bone tumor, and breast cancer patients treated by HIFU was first reported as 10 years.

 

2017年,由重庆医科大学、超声医疗国家工程研究中心开展的“十二五”国家支撑计划课题研究——“超声消融子宫肌瘤的前瞻性、多中心、同期非随机平行对照研究”,发布全球首个大样本循证医学研究成果。

In 2017,The first global large sample evidence-based medical research led by Chongqing Medical University and National Engineering Research Centre of Ultrasound Medicine and supported by the 12th national five-year plan --Prospective multicentre patient choice non-randomized control cohort study -- was published.