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Definitely agree that you should look into HIFU. HIFU is "competing" with transurethral focused ultrasound (TUS). HIFU works, but has its limitations. Given th
by HorizonXP 7y ago
Definitely agree that you should look into HIFU.
HIFU is "competing" with transurethral focused ultrasound (TUS). HIFU works, but has its limitations. Given that it's transrectal, it will not be able to deposit ultrasound energy only into the prostate; the rectum gets hit too. Furthermore, there's no temperature feedback during the procedure; the doctor will send ultrasound energy to the target area and use ultrasound imaging to gauge the efficacy.
It's a decent alternative, but it will never be as good as TUS at targeting just due to their inherent differences. But HIFU is available today, while TUS is not, and HIFU might be "good enough" for most people that it is more commercially successful.
- Konnstann 7y agoYou can get temperature readings from a higher-frequency transducer. My old lab worked with HIFU and the transducer I used was a combination 1MHz and 20MHz conical transducer, where the inner high-frequency one was used for non-invasive temperature measurement. You get comparable results to implantable thermocouples.
- ChrisRR 7y agoThe damage to the rectum isn't much as it's outside the focal point of the ultrasound. The main ablation happens at the point where the ultrasound is focused.