HIFU: aplicación transrectal de altas temperaturas
El HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) es una técnica mínimamente invasiva que utiliza ultrasonidos focalizados de alta intensidad para generar calor y destruir el tejido tumoral de la próstata.
El tratamiento se realiza a través del recto, sin necesidad de incisiones, permitiendo actuar de forma precisa sobre la zona afectada. Esto favorece una recuperación más rápida y una menor afectación de estructuras cercanas responsables de funciones urinarias y sexuales.
En pacientes seleccionados, el HIFU puede representar una alternativa eficaz para tratar tumores localizados, preservando la calidad de vida y reduciendo el impacto del tratamiento.
Why do we use this type of biopsy in GUA?
We guarantee the most accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer.
If an elevated PSA (portate-specific antigen) is observed during a urological examination, or if areas of induration are palpated during a digital rectal examination, this technique can be used.
Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer in men, with 1 in 9 men diagnosed. Moreover, it usually has no symptoms until it is in advanced stages. For this reason it is vital to make an early and accurate diagnosis.
At GUA we are always looking for the best tools to assist our patients and this mapping, which fuses the images extracted from the multiparametric MRI with those obtained in the ultrasound, allowing us to obtain a 3D image with which to identify the exact points in which to perform the biopsy, is the best tool at the service of the health of our patients.
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