By the way, your family member is probably aware of this but there is another ultrasound treatment option for prostate cancer that is completely non-invasive. It is called hifu.
Hifu sends ultrasound from a curved emitter from outside the body in such a manner that the ultrasound ray will be focused on the treatment area. Thus, while you have ultrasound going through your body, only in the treatment area does it become high intensity enough to actually destroy tissue. This way they can burn off cancerous parts without damaging other parts of the prostate and the rest of the sensitive parts around there.
I am not sure why the new atlas did not mention HIFU, it also uses MRI.
HIFU is already cleared by the FDA, and it will become approved by medicare very soon (this coming January, I believe), so it will be paid by medicare and probably most insurance plans (as they tend to follow medicare).
https://www.hifu-prostate.com/
Hifu sends ultrasound from a curved emitter from outside the body in such a manner that the ultrasound ray will be focused on the treatment area. Thus, while you have ultrasound going through your body, only in the treatment area does it become high intensity enough to actually destroy tissue. This way they can burn off cancerous parts without damaging other parts of the prostate and the rest of the sensitive parts around there.
I am not sure why the new atlas did not mention HIFU, it also uses MRI.
HIFU is already cleared by the FDA, and it will become approved by medicare very soon (this coming January, I believe), so it will be paid by medicare and probably most insurance plans (as they tend to follow medicare).