Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate, can change the lives of most men as they age. In the past, there have ...

In the procedure, MRI scans are used to precisely apply ultrasound to a man's prostate cancer, through a small catheter-like device inserted through the urethra.

The transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) method uses an MRI to guide the procedure, which involves inserting a rod through the urethra into the prostate, where it uses heat via sound waves to ...

Doctors can often cure prostate cancer using a range of treatments that may include radiation therapy in combination with surgery to remove the entire prostate gland, called radical prostatectomy.

A safer and less invasive treatment option for prostate cancer could soon be on the table, with a novel MRI-guided ultrasound technique eliminating significant cancers in 80 percent of subjects in ...

To perform prostate cancer biopsies, doctors use a technology called MRI fusion-guided biopsy. This technique combines MRI with a transrectal ultrasound to more precisely sample prostate tissue. The ...

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread outside of the prostate, you may need a procedure to treat the tumor.

UCSF Health has performed 150 robotic focal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures for patients living with prostate cancer, becoming the first on the West Coast and the first UC Health ...

In-bore MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) may provide an alternative to standard surgery and radiation therapy for whole-gland treatment in men with low- or intermediate-risk ...

Galveston – A new procedure at UTMB Galveston is changing the way men can be treated for prostate cancer. The treatment uses ultrasound technology to eliminate cancer but leaves surrounding ...