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  • New Fusion System Creates a Smart Prostate Biopsy

    The Scionti Prostate Center now can provide FUSION of real-time 3D ultrasound and advanced 3D MRI prostate images using the latest Artemis System. The result is a true targeted biopsy requiring FEWER BIOPSY NEEDLES.

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  • Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol

    The Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol is based on his vast skills and experience in treating over 600 HIFU patients along with the unique techniques he developed to reduce HIFU therapy side effects.

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  • Prostate Focal Therapy

    The goal of prostate focal therapy is long-term cancer control with minimal treatment side effects. For the right patients focal therapy can be an effective middle ground. I offer select patients three focal therapy options: Cryotherapy, HIFU and MRI-Guided Prostate Laser Ablation.

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  • MRI Prostate 3D scanning

    The Scionti Prostate Center offers patients 3D MRI scanning capable of detecting tiny tumors that can be precisely sampled to help improve prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow up.

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  • 3D Prostate Mapping

    The Scionti Prostate Center can provide patients a 3D PROSTATE-MAP showing visual details of the size, location and shape of any prostate tumors, all critical information for targeting a biopsy and/or planning a prostate treatment.

  • Scionti Prostate Center of Boston

    Ablation Experience: 600+ HIFU cases & 1,000+ Cryo cases

  • Scionti Prostate Center of Boston

    Pioneer Results: A pioneer in new techniques and technology for HIFU and Cryo

  • Scionti Prostate Center of Boston

    Training and Proctoring: National teacher/proctor for HIFU and Cryo

  • Scionti Prostate Center of Boston

    Unique Protocol: Unique total care approach (Staging, Treatment and Follow up)

  • Scionti Prostate Center of Boston

    Patient Access: Praised by patients for his compassion and dedication
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Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol

Developed By Dr. Stephen Scionti

  • Dr. Scionti has combined his vast skills and experience in treating over 500 HIFU patients along with his unique highly defined HIFU techniques to develop the Advanced HIFU Protocol.

    The Advanced HIFU Protocol is designed to go beyond a standard HIFU treatments by providing patients with a comprehensive approach that integrates three components necessary for a successful HIFU procedure:

    1) PLANNING: Advanced diagnostic evaluation and planning.
    2) TREATMENT: Precise conformal treatment,
    3) FOLLOWUP: Personalized patient follow up.

  • Dr. Scionti 1. PLANNING: Advanced Cancer Staging and Prostate Mapping: artemis.jpg

    1. PLANNING: Advanced Cancer Staging and Prostate Mapping:

    Insuring that HIFU is an appropriate treatment choice for you.

    Step one: This is designed to ensure accurate cancer staging along with precise anatomic mapping of the prostate to ensure that HIFU is an appropriate treatment option. As part of this step, a high definition, multi parametric MRI-Scan of the prostate is recommended. (This study is typically covered by most insurance plans) If travel to the Scionit Prostate Center of Boston is not practical, Dr. Scionti can suggest centers that are closer to your home. The MRI Scan provides precise images of the prostate that help identify the size and location of tumors. Additionally, a Power Doppler 3D Ultrasound Scan can map the prostate size, shape, density, and location of the neurovascular bundles as well as to help identify the extent, stage and location of tumors. A face-to-face consultation with Dr. Scionti at the Scionti Prostate Cancer Center of Boston is highly recommended.

  • Dr. Scionti 2. TREATMENT: Advanced Conformal HIFU Treatment sonablate-2007-high-res-c.jpg

    2. TREATMENT: Advanced Conformal HIFU Treatment

    Individualizing your HIFU based on your individual prostate cancer information.

    Step two: Dr. Scionti performs an advanced precision HIFU treatment based on the patients prostate size, shape, tissue density, tumor volume, tumor location and mapping of sensitive quality of life structures. During treatment Dr. Scionti Conforms the HIFU energy to the shape and anatomy of the prostate. To ensure appropriate treatment, Dr. Scionti modulates the HIFU energy based on prostate tissue characteristics and real time feedback of treated prostate tissue utilizing the advanced TCM (Tissue Change Monitoring) features of the Sonablate 500. Lastly, to help maintain the patients quality of life, Dr. Scionti carefully controls the HIFU energy near critical quality-of-life structures including the nerve bundles to help preserve potency and the urethral apex to help reduce the risk of a urethral stricture. Similar to other prostate cancer treatments, physician experience is the most important factor in treatment success.

  • 3. FOLLOW UP: Advanced Expert Personalized Follow up Care

    Creating and guiding you through your personalized follow up plan.

    As a final step Dr. Scionti develops a unique and comprehensive post HIFU follow up plan for each patient. Dr Scionti personally monitors the recovery progress of every patient. This personalized recovery plan includes access to the highly trained specialty team of physicians and health care professionals at Mass Bay Urology. Likewise, Dr. Scionti works extensively with a patients local care provider to help achieve a speedy and effective return to normal life.

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  • Dr. Scionti Good HIFU News From England drscionti1.png

    Good HIFU News From England

    One of the oldest and most respected medical publications is the British weekly journal, The Lancet. With its peer-reviewed articles, it is arguably the finest reporting of evolving medical research and wisdom. To paraphrase an advertising slogan, "When The Lancet speaks, doctors listen."

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  • Dr. Scionti Using Fusion To Create A Smarter Prostate Biopsy drscionti1.png

    Using Fusion To Create A Smarter Prostate Biopsy

    By Stephen Scionti, MD

    A few years ago I started working with a new device named Artemis, named for the ancient Greek goddess of hunting. This technological breakthrough provided 3D advanced ultrasound technology that helped me to better plan, navigate, and record each prostate biopsy.

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  • Dr. Scionti A Word About Cryotherapy drscionti1.png

    A Word About Cryotherapy

    I am committed to offering patients an alternative to radical surgery and radiation by performing minimal-to-noninvasive ablation (destruction) of prostate tumors.

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