The only completely non-surgical image-guided therapy for treatment of uterine fibroids.

Focused Ultrasound is the only non-surgical procedure that has been approved by the FDA to treat uterine fibroids using MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS).  The patient lies face down and enters the MR scanner in a feet-first fashion, allowing their head to remain outside the magnet at all times.  Ultrasound waves (high frequency sound waves that the human ear cannot hear) are focused and passed through the skin to the treatment area.  Similar to how a magnifying glass focuses light waves, the heating of the fibroid tissue occurs with little to no pain felt by the patient.  This procedure uses MR images to allow the doctor to see inside your body and locate exactly where the fibroid is.  

During the treatment, MR images allow the doctor to see what temperatures the fibroid has reached, and after treatment, MR images allow the doctor to see how successful the treatment has been.  This procedure has been FDA approved for over two years and is now available in your area. Focused Ultrasound provides a safe and effective alternative to a hysterectomy or other invasive procedure.

Focused Ultrasound uses the ExAblate® 2000 system, which integrates focused ultrasound thermal ablation with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging capabilities.