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November 27, 2011 MR guided Focused Ultrasound named as one of the 50 best inventions of the year by TIME Magazine
September 19, 2011 Case Study: Back to Normal After Focused Ultrasound‚ UCSF Department of Radiology Team‚
July 7, 2011 Alternatives to Hysterectomy
Become informed of the treatment alternatives to hyeterectomy through a critical evaluation of three treatment options.
July 4, 2011 MR-guided High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomata Long-term Outcomes
Acad Radiol. 2011 Aug;18(8):970-6.
June 23, 2011 Successful MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Uterine Fibroid Treatment
May 24, 2011 Magnteic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Leiomyoma-associated Infertility
April 7, 2011 Blue Cross Against unnecessary Hysterectomies
March 7, 2011 Quality-of-Life Assessment of Fibroid Treatment Options and Outcomes.
February 3, 2011 Revolutionary treatment breeds new life‚ TheAge.au.com‚ Feb.3‚ 2011
October 8, 2010 New & improved system for the treatment of uterine fibroids & adenomyosis
August 9, 2010 Less invasive treatment options for uterine fibroids featured on ABC News
July 12, 2010 The first woman in India to undergo the noninvasive treatment for uterine fibroids
Good news for Indian women.  The ExAblate treatment for uterine fibroids is now available in India.
June 30, 2010 A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids‚ Health news‚ Welness & Medical Information
June 3, 2010 A marathon runner chose to treat her uterine fibroids with ExAblate
April 13, 2010 Pregnancy and natural delivery following the ExAblate treatment
Pregnancy and natural delivery following Magnetic Resonancy guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of uterine myomas, is a new case report written by Dr. Yoon and published in Yonsei Med Journal.
March 31, 2010 Featured on CBS "The Doctors" - noninvasive treatment for uterine fibroids - April 9
The show featuring the non-invasive treatment for uterine fibroids will be aired on April 9, 2010 (check your local listings for exact time).
March 17, 2010 A New Way to Zap Uterine Fibroids
March 3, 2010 Women talk about their ExAblate treatment for their fibroids
November 1, 2009 Non-Invasive Uterine Fibroid Treatment with ExAblate® Shows Significantly Fewer Complications and Faster Recovery than Hysterectomy
October 1, 2009 MRgFUS featured in NY Times as treatment option for uterine fibroids
NY Times features MRgFUS as a treatment option for uterine fibroids in Jane Brody's Personal Health Column in today's NY Times.
Project to create awareness among African American women about a non-invasive outpatient uterine fibroid treatment using high energy ultrasound will begin in the Chicago area in March. 2009.
Patient Suitability for Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Fibroids‚
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol., 2009.
ExAblate for treating uterine fibroids on 2WomensHealth.com
the most popular personal women's health website
Major surgery versus ultrasound treatment: insurance makes the difference‚ Getting better with Dr. Val‚
October 2008
A girl's best friend – Imaging Economics Women's Imaging: Ultrasound‚
October 28, 2008
Not Hot Enough‚ Forbes Magazine
September 2008
UK Study shows that treatment strategy for uterine fibroids starting with MRgFUS to be cost-effective‚ click to read interview with Prof. Gedroyc‚ St. Mary's Hospital‚ London‚
June 2008.
Last week the offical inauguration of the FUS center at the Amperclinic in Dachau was celebrated. This is the first center for UF treatments including MRgFUS in the south of Germany. On the basis of a very strong cooperation between radiology (Dr.Matzko) and gynaecology (Prof.Debus) women suffering from UF will get now at the Amperclinic the best possible treatment‚
June 10, 2008.
FDA Clears ExAblate Fertility Enhancement Study in Women with Uterine Fibroids. Study will compare Birth Rates of Women who Underwent Non-Invasive MRgFUS to those who had Invasive Fibroid Surgery‚
May 28, 2008.
Now being offered in Atlanta‚ Latest medical technique to treat fibroid tumors‚ Exablation‚ "offers significant advantages over existing treatments for uterine fibroids:"
 May 14, 2008.
Foundation promotes use of technology combining magnetic resonance‚ ultrasound
May 1, 2008.
Center For Women's Care Offers Fibroid Treatment New To Atlanta‚ FDA Says Proven Noninvasive Ultrasound Treatment Offers Significant Advantages‚ PRWEB‚
April 15, 2008.
Non-invasive treatment for fibroids‚ abc11 TV.com‚
April 5, 2008.
New Non-Invasive Option Available to Treat Fibroid Tumors‚ WRAL.com‚
March 20, 2008.
Questions About a New Fix for Fibroids‚ Q&A with Millie Behera‚ MD‚ Duke Medicine HealthLine‚
February 20, 2008.
Ultrasound eases fibroid agony - New tumor treatment lets some avoid hysterectomies‚
February 14, 2008.
Non-Invasive Fibroid Treatment Now Available at Duke‚ First in North Carolina‚
February 14, 2008.
Uterine Fibroids: The Complete Guide by Dr. Elizabeth A. Stewart gives all the information you need on uterine fibroids and treatment options.
InSightec Announces Change to European CE Mark for ExAblate 2000 in Uterine Fibroids‚
October 16, 2007
Targeted treatment - MR-guided focused ultrasound speeds recovery for symptomatic uterine fibroid‚
Medical Imaging, August 2007
New‚ Non-Surgical Procedure Targets Fibroids‚
NBC 6, August 15, 2007
CNN Health - no scalpel surgery instead of hysterectomy 5 operations you don't want to get -- and what to do instead‚
CNN Health magazine, July 27, 2007
Pregnancy Following MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for a Uterine Fibroid‚
new published paper in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, June 26, 2007
Your guide to fibroid fixes‚
Health Magazine, June 6, 2007
Enhanced MR-guided focused ultrasound improves treatment of uterine fibroids Recent studies show that MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a more effective treatment option for a broader population of uterine fibroid sufferers‚
San Diego, USA, May 17, 2007
Fibroids embolization and focused ultrasound - pros and cons of these minmally invasive options‚
Article focuses  on women's alternative options for treating fibroids - Contemporary OB/GYN , April, 2007
Uterine fibroid procedures cost society more than $10‚000 per patient each year‚ even when a woman doesn't have surgery‚ U.S. health economists say.
poster presented at annual meeting of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Diego, May 9. 2007
Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery - Results of Different Treatment Protocols
recently published in Radiology, April, 2007
MRgFUS Master Plan - reimbursement changes‚ hope that payors will recognize the benefits of this uterine fibroid treatment‚
report in Imaging Economics, April 2007
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