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Israeli Ministry of Health approves commercial use ExAblate 2000.
2002 OCT 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elbit Medical Imaging, Ltd., (EMITF) announced that InSightec - Image Guided Treatment, Ltd., a company in which EMI indirectly holds a 61.3% interest (on a fully diluted basis) and GE Medical Systems holds 16.8% interest, has received approval from the Israeli Ministry of Health for the commercial use of its ExAblate 2000 system in treatments of uterine fibroids.
ExAblate 2000 is based on breakthrough technology that replaces the surgical knife in many applications, with a noninvasive treatment with minimal side effects. The revolutionary system combines high-intensity focused ultrasound and MRI imaging to achieve accurate destruction of tumors in a completely noninvasive manner and under real-time imaging control. The technology may be applied in a wide range of treatments including breast, prostate, liver, and brain cancer.
"The approval by the Ministry of Health is another step in transforming this breakthrough technology from a scientific vision to a mainstream clinical system. The ExAblate 2000 is currently being used in clinical trials with the intention to receive regulatory approvals in Europe and North America. The most significant scientific breakthrough will be the noninvasive brain tumors treatment. We estimate that clinical trials in brain treatment will commence in ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Israeli Ministry of Health approves commercial use ExAblate 2000.