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SPOTLIGHT ON TAKAOMI TAIRA, MD, PhD
Pamela Schwartz | April 15, 2018Pioneering surgical thalamotomy in Japan for the last 30 years, Professor Taira now uses focused ultrasound energy in addition to radiofrequency to treat his essential tremor patients.
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FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ON PRIME-TIME. FROM FICTION TO REALITY ON MEDICAL TV SHOWS.
Pamela Schwartz | March 4, 2018The medical profession lends itself to television drama – people rushing to the hospital and doctors dealing with life-and-death situations.
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INSIGHTEC REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Pamela Schwartz | January 31, 2018Over the past year, INSIGHTEC has experienced tremendous growth. This time of the year is perfect for a bit of reflection – to look back at our past accomplishments as they guide us forward into the future. Who is INSIGHTEC at this crossroads as one exciting year comes to a close and a new year of opportunities awaits?
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THE ATTRACTION OF MRI FOR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
Pamela Schwartz | December 11, 2017A review of RSNA and the use of MRI for focused ultrasound treatments.
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EXABLATE NEURO WINS PRIX GALIEN AWARD FOR BEST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Pamela Schwartz | November 5, 2017The Best Medical Technology award confirms the place of Exablate Neuro as a true innovation that is changing the lives of patients living with essential tremor.
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CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH ESSENTIAL TREMOR. THE TIPPING POINT TO DECIDE TO GET TREATMENT.
Pamela Schwartz | September 26, 2017The term caregiver is used broadly today. It may refer to paid care for an ill or disabled family member or family members providing daily assistance to an elderly parent. Caregiving may involve searching for treatment information, providing emotional support or assisting in day-to-day living.
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THE ROAD TO 1 MILLION PATIENTS
Pamela Schwartz | August 16, 2017The timeline of how Exablate Neuro, the 1st focused ultrasound system to treat deep in the brain with no incision, reached the milestone of 1,000 patients treated.
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HOW IDEAS SPREAD: THE 100th MONKEY EFFECT AND WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH MEDICAL CONFERENCES.
Pamela Schwartz | July 10, 2017How do ideas spread? Historically, people migrated from place to place, spreading ideas as well as goods and culture, even disease, to new locations and new populations. Today, we have social networks to communicate and spread new ideas instantaneously. But can ideas spread from one person to another with no direct contact?
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WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF PERFORMING SURGERY ON AN AWAKE PATIENT?
Pamela Schwartz | June 12, 2017There are challenges to performing surgery on an awake patient. The MR-guided focused ultrasound procedure for essential tremor is well-suited to be performed as an awake procedure as patient feedback reports on tremor improvement and allows close monitoring of any potential side effects.
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MEDICAL JARGON IN PATIENT COMMUNICATION. HOW TO EXPLAIN FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TO PATIENTS
Pamela Schwartz | May 11, 2017Physician to patient communication is an integral part of clinical practice. On a daily basis, physicians are required to simplify their language and use common words to explain very complex concepts to patients.
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10 SYMPTOMS THAT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TREMOR FROM ESSENTIAL TREMOR AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Guest blogger: William G. Ondo, M.D. | April 10, 2017Guest blog by William G. Ondo, M.D., Director Movement Disorder Clinic, Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, explaining the 10 symptoms that can help distinguish between tremors from essential tremor and Parkinson's disease
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MARCH IS NATIONAL ESSENTIAL TREMOR MONTH
Pamela Schwartz | March 13, 2017While an estimated 42 million people worldwide have essential tremor (ET), many people still do not have a clear understanding of the condition. Awareness is key!
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WILL INCISIONS BECOME A THING OF THE PAST? THE EVOLUTION TO NON-INVASIVE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
Pamela Schwartz | February 12, 2017A condensed look at the evolution from invasive to minimally invasive surgery to the current era of non-invasive focused ultrasound.
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INSIGHTEC WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR WITH HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016
Pamela Schwartz | January 10, 2017INSIGHTEC welcomes 2017 with a look at the highlights from 2016
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DESTINATION: VALENCIA, SPAIN.
December 12, 2016More than 100 neurologists stayed until the late hour to hear key leaders in the focused ultrasound field speak about Exablate Neuro's fascinating technology.
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EDUCATING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THE CURAWAVE TREATMENT FOR UTERINE FIBROIDS
November 23, 2016We at INSIGHTEC strongly believe in patient education and our goal is to provide trusted, accurate and easy to understand information for patients and their families.
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MRgFUS: ON ITS WAY TO CROSSING THE CHASM INTO BECOMING A MAINSTREAM THERAPY
October 13, 2016MRgFUS is a therapy platform that displaces established medical paradigms. It’s disruptive in its nature. On paper, this sounds fantastic, but from a business perspective - can MRgFUS become a commercial success?
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INSIGHTEC AT THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
September 14, 2016Kudos to the FUS Foundation team for an extremely valuable learning experience at the 5th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, which was held August 28 – September 1, 2016 in Bethesda.
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CASE STUDY: THE ROLE OF PATIENT EDUCATION IN THE SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION OF CURAWAVE
July 25, 2016In this post, we look at how one medical center is successfully promoting INSIGHTEC’s Curawave procedure, and specifically what they are doing in the area of consumer education.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS: THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY (ICHO)
June 21, 2016Key takeaways from the 12th ICHO Congress
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CASE STUDY: MAKING MRGFUS A "HOUSEHOLD" NAME
May 26, 2016MR-guided-Focused-Ultrasound technology (MRgFUS) is a relatively new medical industry term and acronym that stands for our combined MRI and Focused Ultrasound technology. Throughout the years, it resonated well with physicians and hospital administrators but now, as the treatment is becoming more mainstream, we wanted to asses if this is also true for patients. To gauge patient reactions we conducted several focus groups in Florida with women between the ages of 35-55 who have uterine fibroids and asked them to comment on the MRgFUS name.
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MRgFUS - CROSSING THE CHASM INTO BECOMING A MAINSTREAM THERAPY
May 2, 2016Moving the needle and turning MRgFUS into a standard of care will not only benefit patients and physicians but also grow a new strong and viable medical business.
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UTERINE FIBROID PATIENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
April 2, 2016CASE STUDY: PATIENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR TREATMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS USING FOCUSED ULTRASOUND.
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TURNING A REVOLUTIONARY MEDICAL CONCEPT INTO REALITY: THE INSIGHTEC STORY
March 1, 2016This blog post summarizes a lecture given to students at the Kellogg School of Management