Siemens announces partnership to develop MRI guided HIFU therapy

Siemens Medical Solutions and Chongqing Haifu (Haifu) Technology have announced a collaboration to develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system.

Siemens said the main applications of this system will focus on women’s health treatments including benign uterine fibroids and cancer, as well as malignant and benign tumors of the liver, kidney, pancreas and bone.

“Combining Siemens’ MRI technology with Haifu’s unmatched clinical expertise in non-invasive, fast HIFU protocols will further the ability to identify and treat tumors, improving care options for doctors and patients alike,” said Nancy Gillen, vice president, MRI Division, Siemens Medical Solutions.

“With innovations such as Tim technology and powerful applications, Siemens’ MRI solutions provide the ideal partner with their ability to visualise disease states and thus allow for earlier treatment.”

Patient treatment will be performed on a special HIFU patient bed inside the bore of Siemens’ MRI scanners.

Since the 1950s, HIFU has been proposed as a therapeutic method. Today, it is used daily in hospitals around the world.

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