Bookmarks For HIFU
My HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) related research started in June of 2004 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. This page is a collection of links related
to the use of HIFU as a treatment method for some forms of cancer. I elected to go for HIFU and was treated by Dr. George Suarez (a Miami, Florida urologist) in Cabo San Lucas. I had the treatment done in October 2004.
Although prostate cancer has not been eradicated from my body, I consider the treatment a success thus far because all three of my "primary" goals were achieved:
- 1. No incontinence,
- 2. No impotence,
- 3. A PSA of 0.1
The FDA "Food and Drug Administration" (being controlled by the perverbial fox) is continuing to show that it is protecting it's own while crippling the advancement of cancer
treatment in the U.S. by refusing to expediently evaluate HIFU as a viable modality. The U.S. is now lagging behind at least 20 other countries in the use of HIFU technology.
- Brain Tumors
- 2005-08-08 - Using high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat malignant brain tumors
- 2006-05- - Towards the use of HIFU, in Conjunction with Surgery, in the Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors
- 2007-04-19 - Applications of hifu and chemotherapy
- 2008-05-01 - Using high-intensity focused ultrasound and MRI to treat cancer
- Breast Cancer
- 2006-04-29 - Science News Online article regarding prostate, uterine and breast cancer treatment using HIFU
- Heart
- Devices Epicor™ Cardiac Ablation System St. Jude Medical
- HIFU Atrial Fibrillation Treatment - Spectrasonics Imaging - The Power of Sound at the Speed of Light
- 2008-01-28 - Independent Clinical Trial Finds HIFU Surgical Ablation Effective In Treating Atrial Fibrillation
- Liver Cancer
- Home page for Churchill Hospital Oxford England - Treating liver, kidney, pancreas, bone and soft tissue cancers
- Lung Repair
- 2006-09-04 - HIFU Rays To Fix Injured Lungs
- Osteosarcoma (Bone)
- MR Imaging Findings of Osteosarcomas Treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Preliminary Results
- Prostate Cancer
- Home page for Maple Leaf HIFU in Ontario Canada
- 2005-06-15 - Ablatherm(R) HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment A Safe Alternative to Surgery or Radiotherapy - MedicalNewsService.com
- 2004-09-01 - Can color doppler predict the uniformity of HIFU-induced prostate tissue destruction?
- 2004 - Clinical Outcome of the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer 5-Year Experience
- Definition of high intensity focused ultrasound
- 2005-02 - Dr.Chinn's paper on HIFU
- EDAP Prostate cancer treated by HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Focus Surgery - Home of the Sonablate 500 - The Choice for HIFU
- HIFU - High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Prostate Tumour - Tumor
- 2005-02-18 - HIFU BC Cancer Agency
- International HIFU - The Future of Prostate Cancer Treatment
- 2005-05-24 - Non Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment Available Soon in South Africa - Brought to you by CarolinaNewswire.com. - Stay on top o
- 2005-08-18 - Prostate Cancer - HIFU Sonablate(R) 500 Receives TGA Market Approval in Australia
- Prostate Cancer Case Studies - ProstateLine.com
- Prostate cancer treatment with ablatherm - Edap-Hifu
- The Prostate Forum in Orange, CA
- 2003-12-13 - Treatment by HIFU of prostate cancer: survey of literature and treatment indications
- 2004-11-08 - UKHIFU Announces the Availability of a New Treatment for Prostate Cancer - High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
- USHiFu - The Future of Prostate Cancer Treatment
- 2005-02 - Transrectal HIFU: The Next Generation?
- 2001 - MRI Appearance of Prostate following Transrectal HIFU Ablation of Localized Cancer
- South Carolina HIFU Care Center
- HIFU Reference
- HIFU Technology
- HIFU-Sonablate 500 use in the UK
- 2007-04-25 - UroToday.com announced today the addition of Ablatherm® - HIFU:
- 2007-07-17 - Clinical Study Combining HIFU and Chemotherapy for Localized Aggressive High Risk Prostate Cancer
- 2007-08-23 - Robotic surgery and HIFU are innovative, but it isn't clear that they trump conventional treatments
- 2007-09-09 - Prostate Cancer's Prognosis - New therapies exist, but men still face a tough call: get treated now, or wait
- 2008-02-01 - Emerging Role of HIFU as a Noninvasive Ablative Method to Treat Localized Prostate Cancer
- 2008-04-22 - EDAP Adds High Volume Cryotherapy Center for Phase II/III Ablatherm-HIFU Clinical Trial
- 2008-05-05 - EDAP Announces Webcast and Conference Call of First Quarter 2008 Results
- 2008-05-14 - EDAP Adds Premiere M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for Phase II/III Ablatherm-HIFU Clinical Trial
- 2008-05-14 - FDA Approves HIFU Clinical Trial for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
- 2008-05-14 - A New Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Live 5 News
- 2008-05-19 - MR Imaging Accurately Determines Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure
- 2008-06-15 - Prognostic Factors For Salvage HIFU Success After External Beam Radiation Failure
- 2008-06-19 - Ask the Doctor at Saint John’s: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
- 2008-06-24 - Transrectal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound In The Treatment Of Localized Prostate Cancer - The First UK Series
- 2008-06-27 - Prostate Cancer: NICE Clarification Boosts NHS Treatment Options
- 2008-06-27 - ABC News NIGHTLINE Features HIFU with Sonablate(R) 500 as Non Invasive Treatment Option for Prostate Cancer
- 2008-07-01 - EDAP Highlights Minimally Invasive Robotic HIFU Technology At British Association Of Urological Surgeons Annual Meeting
- 2008-07-02 - Take Home Message - Localized Prostate Cancer - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association
- 2008-07-09 - Sonablate(R) International HIFU Registry is the First Worldwide HIFU Clinical Registry for Prostate Cancer Treatments
- 2008-07-15 - HIFU May Be Feasible Option for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
- 2008-07-16 - Misonix Announces New Distribution Agreement for Sonablate(R) in the Russian Federation
- 2008-07-28 - A new drug offers advances in cancer treatment. HIFU is mentioned.
- 2008-07-31 - EDAP TMS - European therapeutic ultrasound leader enhanced web page
- Thyroid
- Thyroid Nodules Treated With High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for thyroid nodules: first clinical study
- Ultrasound Therapy Proves Promising in Thyroid, First Clinical Study Finds
- Uterine Fibroids
- FDA Approves New Device to Treat Uterine Fibroids
- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Uterine Fibroids: Further Shifting the Site of Care
- 2007-08-07 - It Banishes Uterine Fibroids, but for How Long?
- 2007-08-29 - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center first in state to test new ultrasound procedure
- 2008-04-28 - Mirabilis Completes First Human Trial of Non-Invasive Treatment for Uterine Fibroids