“Replacing traditional surgery with non-invasive outpatient procedures.”

InSightec® is the pioneer and global leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) . InSightec developed ExAblate, a product which pioneers the use of MRgFUS, and provides a personalized non-invasive treatment that can replace invasive procedures and offer therapeutic alternatives to millions of patients with serious diseases around the globe. Interview with Technion alumni Dr. Kobi Vortman, Founder and President and Baruch Avruch, Vice President of Operations from InSightec.

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Technion alumnus, Visiting Prof. Yoav Medan (Biomedical Engineering) explains how focused ultrasound performs surgery without cutting, the operating room of the future will look very different than that of today, thousands of lives will be saved.

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MR guided Focused Ultrasound: What is it?

Highly localized treatment targets tumor while sparing surrounding tissue. MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) technology combines a high intensity focused ultrasound beam that heats and destroys targeted tissue, non-invasively and Magnetic Resonance Imaging system (MRI) which visualizes patient anatomy, and controls the treatment by continuously monitoring the tissue effect.

Why is MR guidance and control important for a non-invasive procedure?

It provides:

• Imaging in 3 orientations for precise tumor targeting and accurate identification of pathology
• Beam path visualization for controlled treatment
• MR thermometry for real-time and continuous temperature feedback allowing the physician to see temperature changes in the tumor during treatment
• Post treatment contrast imaging for precise treatment validation
• All of the above ensure safe and accurate treatments.

With MRgFUS, the focused ultrasound beam can be seen during the treatment to ensure that the ultrasound travels through a safe pathway to the focus. This ensures that the correct region is targeted.  Sonication parameters can be adjusted to optimize the treatment and are monitored by the physician during the treatment.

INSIGHTEC’S YOAV MEDAN PRESENTS
THE NON-INVASIVE OPERATING ROOM OF THE FUTURE AT TEDMED 2011

“The dream of Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy — practicing surgery without opening the patient — is closer to reality than you might think,” Dr. Medan Dr. Yoav Medan, Vice President and Chief Systems Architect at InSightec Ltd told an audience of more than 800 leaders from medical and non-medical fields.

Dr. Medan showcased the groundbreaking technology of MR guided Focused Ultrasound, pioneered by InSightec. This innovative non-invasive surgical technique employs high-intensity, focused ultrasound waves.