A man who was diagnosed with cancer twice in just over a year has praised a new non-invasive ultrasound treatment which saved his life after enduring the "hell" of chemotherapy. Stuart Emerson, 60, ...

Every two minutes, a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer in our country. This disease is currently the second-leading cancer-related killer of men in the United States.

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a novel prostate cancer treatment that minimizes side effect while destroying ...

Q: Is it possible to treat prostate cancer with sound waves? A: High-intensity focused ultrasound is an innovative treatment option for men with localized, low to intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Before the procedure, physicians use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to locate the tumor cells in the patient's prostate. During the procedure, doctors use an ultrasound and prostate mapping to ...

Researchers say they have been encouraged by trials of a new process to detect prostate cancer in men. It is hoped that the approach, developed at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, could lead ...

Scientists at Heriot Watt University developed a cost-effective technique for faster, more accurate prostate cancer detection using ultrasound equipment, with a 94% success rate in early trials.

Prostate cancer imaging developed by university researchers has shown “extremely encouraging” results in its first clinical trials. A team at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, leading the clinical ...

Science Progress (1933-), Vol. 103, No. 4 (2020), pp. 1-24 (24 pages) Traditional hand-held ultrasound probe has some limitations in prostate biopsy. Improving the localization and accuracy of ...

integrates advanced image-guided capabilities and ultrasound energy to precisely target the prostate cancer without any incisions or radiation, therefore sparing nearby healthy structures.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in the UK, with one in eight diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. The process uses existing ultrasound equipment which is widely ...