Treating Kidney Stones Without Surgery

Veterinary Medicine

MSI PI Eva Furrow (associate professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences) is featured in a recent story in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Profiles publication. Professor Furrow is studying a technology being developed to treat kidney stones in humans, with the goal of making them usable in cats. Cats often develop kidney stones, which can cause painful and life-threatening blockages. Surgery is often the only treatment for this condition. The technology, called burst wave lithotripsy, uses ultrasound to shatter the stones into smaller pieces that can be passed through the urinary system. Professor Furrow’s lab is working with engineers at the University of Washington to see if the human device can be modified for use in cats. The story appears on the Profiles website: A Sonic Substitute for Surgery.

Professor Furrow uses MSI for data storage and analysis of whole-genome sequencing data using the Galaxy platform for research into genetic diseases and genetic traits in cats and dogs.

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