How long ahs HIFU been used to treat prostate conditions?
Research on using HIFU began at Indiana University in the 1950s. It was not until 1994 that the first human prostate cancer study was performed using HIFU. This study, which was done by Dr. Marberger and Dr. Madersbacher at the University of Vienna in Austria, used the Sonablate 200 to treat 29 prostate cancer cases. After using the device, the prostates were surgically removed. This allowed the doctors to determine that the treatment was safe, could be repeated, and did have an affect on the prostate tissue. A new study was done in 1995 at Indiana University to show that the entire prostate gland could be treated using the device without damage to the surrounding tissues. Patients were first treated with the Sonablate 200 in 1999 by Dr. Toyaki Uchida. The newer Sonablate 500 received the CE mark from Europe in 2001, and Indiana University began the first patient studies that same year. These studies were headed by Dr. M. Koch. USHIFU was created in 2004, and currently has placed machi
