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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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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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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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MRI Plays Key Role In Future Of Prostate Cancer Treatment
New Article Supports Alternative To Surgery
Dr. Stephen Scionti, Founder and Director of the Scionti Prostate Center of Boston, has co-authored a new article on the role of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in identifying and treating early stage prostate cancer patients while greatly reducing or even eliminating the risk of damaging side effects from radical surgery.
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The Role of MRI in Matching Prostate Cancer With the Best Treatment
In December, an article I co-authored was published online by the American Roentgen Ray Society. It is an important piece on the role of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in identifying and treating early stage prostate cancer patients while greatly reducing or even eliminating the risk of damaging side effects from radical surgery.
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Dr. Stephen Scionti Joins Mass Bay Urology
BOSTON - January 17, 2012 - Stephen Scionti, MD., Founder and Director of the Scionti Prostate Center of Boston has joined the prestigious Mass Bay Urology Group.
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A New Year, A New Prostate Center in Boston
The year 2012 is a significant one for my clinical practice. I am truly excited to launch the Scionti Prostate Center of Boston, in affiliation with prestigious Mass Bay Urology.
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Real-Time Tissue Change Monitoring During Prostate HIFU
In my practice, I have always strived to combine top scientific evidence with individualized treatment planning. As part of this initiative I have long been intrigued by and involved with HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound).
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Resolving the PSA Screening Debate
To screen, or not to screen? If Hamlet were alive and over 40, he might be asking this question about having his PSA (prostate specific antigen) level screened.
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Can MR Spectroscopy Replace Prostate Biopsy?
In September, 2011 an important question was raised in an online Urology News posting by Medscape. Author Greg Freiherr examined the implications of using a powerful noninvasive diagnostic imaging technique called proton MR spectroscopy, or MRS, to distinguish cancerous tissue from healthy tissue.
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Is Focal Therapy the Future of Prostate Cancer Treatment?
In April, 2010 the Medscape/Urology website posted an article from the journal Future Oncology.
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HIFU Clinical Trials
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) has wide international acceptance as a noninvasive treatment for prostate cancer. In fact, many European centers as well as Asia, Canada, India and Latin American countries have cleared the use of HIFU for prostate cancer as well as for benign uterine fibroid tumors in women.
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Lifestyle Changes Can Change Your Prostate Genes
Dean Ornish, MD is renowned for his contributions to preventive medicine. He recently published the first study showing that "improved nutrition, stress management techniques, walking, and psychosocial support actually changed the expression of over 500 genes in men with early-stage prostate cancer.
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New Prostate Biopsy Imaging Supports Matching Treatment To The Patient
Prostate cancer is not a single disease that behaves the same in all patients. The standard of surgical removal of the entire gland (radical prostatectomy) has been replaced by an array of effective, minimally invasive techniques.
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MRI, Ultrasound Fusion May Boost Prostate Biopsy Yield.
Medscape (5/19, Johnson) reported that targeted "prostate biopsies that use a fusion of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound can produce a significantly higher yield and might be a replacement for traditional systematic biopsies," according to findings presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting.
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Choosing An Expert Physician Can Make All The Difference
Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes. This especially rings true when it comes to choosing a doctor to treat your prostate cancer. Prostate cancer support groups repeatedly advise members to find an expert, no matter which treatment they have.
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A Surgery-Free Fix For Prostate Cancer
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Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol
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.
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A Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Treatment
High intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, is being touted as a better alternative to radiation, chemotherapy or even freezing the prostate.
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HIFU Available in Bermuda
US HIFU Selects Bermuda for Easy Access to Treatment for Patients and Physicians in the Northeast
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Highlights
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Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol
Dr. Scionti has combined his vast skills and experience in treating over 600 High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) patients along with his unique HIFU techniques to develop the Advanced HIFU Protocol.
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Dr. Scionti's New Book - Aiming At Life: Targeting Ice Against Prostate Cancer
Aiming At Life is designed to help prostate cancer patients and their families determine if cryotherapy, with its advantages, is a treatment option to discuss with their physician.
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Dr. Scionti on Twitter
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A study from England shows 12 months after treatment out of 41 men none were incontinent and nine out of ten had no impotence.
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The Lancet's Oncology published a study that said focal HIFU is safe & effective http://t.co/MQKrj7U5
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My latest article this month is Good HIFU News from England http://t.co/zes26IVv
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HIFU reduces side effect on prostate cancer... watch the video and read the article http://t.co/LbkoLtrb
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Recent studies from around the world show evidence of the safety of HIFU read full article at http://t.co/HUrkHueK
8 days ago | drscionti
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I am using fusion to create a smarter prostate biopsy it helps me better plan navigate & record prostate biopsy http://t.co/6Q3Z3oyM
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MRI-guided laser ablation no surgery radiation needles or probes no catheter 1hr procedure watch the video http://t.co/BXoNMsro
10 days ago | drscionti
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MRI-guided laser ablation no surgery radiation needles or probes no cathete 1hr procedurer watch the video http://t.co/BXoNMsro
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prostate laser ablation - a new way to treat cancer - watch a viedo on the procedure & see how we can help you http://t.co/BXoNMsro
11 days ago | drscionti
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watch an MRI-Guided prostate laser ablation video hear the patient review see how he was able to go home the same day http://t.co/BXoNMsro
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