HAIFA, Israel -- InSightec Ltd. has begun the second stage of its FDA approved Phase I clinical trial for non-invasive treatment of brain tumors using MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery on the ExAblate(r) system. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety of focused ultrasound delivered through an intact skull and to estimate the effect of the thermal ablation on the tumors. Patients with recurrent and inoperable glioblastomas or cerebral metastases are being recruited for this study. ExAblate(r) uses high-intensity focused ultrasound waves to ablate (destroy) tissue in combination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The system provides visualization of the tumor and acoustic energy beam path as well a...
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