Tag Archives: posts tagged as"magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound"

It’s About Time…And ‘Ectomies’!

I was so excited to open the New York Times, Science Section, and find (one of) my favorite authors, Dana Jennings had written another article. In the piece, Dana discussed a book that is now on the book-tour-circuit and whose authors … Continue reading

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U.K. Gynecologist Discusses Focused Ultrasound

We recently posted a video of Dr. Sue Zaher, a gynecologist in the U.K., discussing uterine fibroid treatment options. She talks about the lack of information offered to patients on the full range of treatment options. An advocate for focused … Continue reading

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Insurance Reimbursement Toolkit for Patients

Fibroid Relief is excited to provide uterine fibroid patients with an Insurance Reimbursement Toolkit.   The toolkit was developed to help uterine fibroid patients understand and navigate through the health insurance process to secure coverage for focused ultrasound, a non-invasive treatment … Continue reading

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Jaslok Hospital Is First Site in India to Offer MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatments for Uterine Fibroids

On the eve of its 37th anniversary,  Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai announced in early July  that it was launching the era of non-invasive surgery in India by opening the country’s first MR-guided focused ultrasound facility.  Patients from … Continue reading

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Focused Ultrasound, ‘Sounds-Off’ Again!!

Two months ago InSightec made a wonderful announcement that their ExAblate(R) system received another certification to expand  focused ultrasound into (yet) a new arena of successful ablation…adenomyosis*! Adenomyosis is a benign condition in which the endometrial tissue, which normally lines … Continue reading

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