CMS Increases Reimbursement for HIFU Prostate Tissue Ablation
MITA and Focused Ultrasound Foundation applaud CMS for including increase in the payment rate for HIFU prostate tissue ablation in OPPS rule.
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HIFU for Prostate Cancer: First U.S. Study Shows Promise
With high-intensity focused ultrasound, nearly 90% of men with localized prostate cancer were able to avoid or delay radical treatment, suggests the study.
Read MoreSonaCare Integrates SmartTarget Registration and Fusion Software into Prostate HIFU System
More than 40 prostate cancer patients have been successfully treated at UCLH using the Sonablate 500 with the aid of SmartTarget.
New Jersey Center Introduces Noninvasive Ultrasound Tech for Prostate Cancer
N.J.-based Hackensack University Medical Center has added Focal One, a robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound system, in conjunction with Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September.
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New Technique Improves High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Brain Disorders
Physicians have developed an improved targeting method, four-tract tractography, to personalize MRI-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound used to treat medication refractory tremor in essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.
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