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The following list is a collection of clinical data and research on HIFU available
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The
Times Report – Sounds of Hope on Prostate Cancer
The Times, 31 October 2009
The
Times Report – Shining Light on Prostate Cancer
The Times, 31 October 2009
University
College London report on world-first trials into Focal Therapy
and Prostate Cancer
UCL News, 22 October 2009
High
Intensity Focused Ultrasound in the treatment of primary
cancer, the first UK Series.
HU Ahmed, E Zacharakis, T Dudderidge, JN Armitage, R Scott, J Calleary, R Illing,
A Kirkham, A Freeman, C Ogden, C Allen, M Emberton
Published in the British Journal of Cancer 2009.
The
feasibility and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound
as salvage therapy for recurrent prostate cancer following
external beam radiotherapy (280KB)
by Evangelos Zacharakis, Hashim U Ahmed, Ayesha Ishaq, Rebecca Scott, Rowland
Illing, Alex Freeman, Clare Allen and Mark Emberton. March 2008.
EAU – Clinical
Data Paper – Italian experiences, ‘Transrectal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), using the Sonablate 500
for the treatment of prostate cancer, the Perugia-Torino
experience. (37 KB)
Mearini, L.1, D’urso, L.Z, Collura, C.Z Zucchi,
A.1, Formiconi, A.2, Muto, M.2, Porena M.1
1. University of Perugia, Dept of Urology, Perugia, Italy, 20spedale, San Giovanni
Bosco, Dept of Urology, Torino, Italy. March 2008.
Will
focal therapy become a standard of care for men with localized
prostate cancer?
(867 KB)
Hashim Uddin Ahmed, Doug Pendse, Rowland Illing, Clare Allen,
Jan HP van der Meulen and Mark Emberton. November 2007.
Visually
Directed HIFU for Prostate Cancer - A New Standard (227 KB) 27th July 2006
Rowland O. Illing, Sam Dawkins, Chris W. Ogden and Mark Emberton. The Institute
of Urology and Nephrology, University College Hospital, London, UK. The Clinical
Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK.
Sonablate
-500: transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound using
the Sonablate device in the treatment of prostate cancer (4.34 MB )
Rowland Illing and Mark Emberton. 2006.
Five
years experience of transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound
using the Sonablate device in the treatment of localized
prostate cancer (6.26 MB) 2006.
Sonablate
R 500 – transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of prostate cancer ( 4.34 MB)
Rowland Illing, Mark Emberton. 2006.
Conduct
of HIFU therapy for low to moderate risk, organ confined
prostate cancer with the Sonablate R 500 system, result of
consensus meeting ( 156 KB)
Authors: T A Leslie, R O Illing, J E Kennedy, J Calleary, L D D’Urso,
L Mearini, S F Brewster, M Emberton
June 2006.
Intensity
Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) on Human Prostate Cancer (375 KB)
Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Austria.
Perspectives
in clinical uses of high intensity focused ultrasound (346
KB)
G.T. Clement Effect of High. May 2004.
Localized
Prostate Cancer Treatment by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
(HIFU): Preliminary Results (32 KB)
Dr.T Uchida, M.D. 2004.
Transrectal
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Localized
Prostate Cancer (663 KB)
T. Uchida, N. T. Sanghvi, T. Satoh, A. Irie,
T. Omata, S. Baba, M. O. Koch and T. A. Gardner. 2002
Transrectal
High Intensity Focuses Ultrasound for treatment of patients
with Stage Tib-2N0M0 localized Prostate Cancer: A Preliminary
Report (1.37 MB)
Presentation of preliminary clinical results of transrectal HIFU in Stage T1b-2N0M0
prostate cancer. Dr. T Uchida, M.D. 2002.
Noninvasive
Surgery of Prostate Tissue by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound:
An Updated Report (488 KB)
European Journal of Ultrasound.1999.
