Bellingham Urology Group Acquires First ExactVu™ Micro-Ultrasound System in Washington State for Real-Time Targeted Prostate Biopsies
June 05, 2019
ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound platform now available to provide real-time
targeted biopsies for men in Washington State at Bellingham Urology Group
/PRNewswire/
- Exact Imaging ( www.exactimaging.com ), the world's leader in high resolution
micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy guidance for the
prostate, announced that Bellingham Urology Group has acquired the ExactVu™
micro-ultrasound system for real-time targeted prostate biopsies. This is the first of its
kind in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
"At Bellingham Urology Group, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of patient
care, and investments in the newest imaging technologies to allow our physicians to
achieve these outcomes is essential", says Dr. Vernon Orton, one of the Washington
State’s most experienced Urologic Robotic Surgeons.
"Our acquisition of this ExactVu high resolution micro-ultrasound system will allow our
urologists
to actually visualize suspicious regions with 300% the image resolution of conventional
ultrasound, and then target their prostate biopsies in real-time. Bellingham Urology
Group patients will benefit from this excellent new platform that will allow us to ultimately
improve our biopsies with the end goal of allowing our physicians to more accurately
diagnose significant prostate cancer."
ExactVu Micro-Ultrasound (Bellingham Urology Group)
The ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform provides the most practical solution as a new tool for
urologists to perform targeted biopsies within a standard urological workflow.
● Advanced imaging in real time and in your doctor’s office
● Highest resolution tool for live prostate imaging
● 300% improvement in resolution over conventional ultrasound
● Micro-ultrasound has even better resolution than MRI
● Urologist abe to see and biopsy areas unable to be seen with conventional ultrasound
● Urologist can better see suspicious regions in the prostate and target them- and do so in
real time
● Equips the urologist to identify and biopsy with certainty any suspicious area
● Only 1 visit is necessary to get a targeted micro-ultrasound biopsy vs at least 3 separate
visits and added costs the conventional way
● MRI scan can be claustrophobic, loud, expensive, and usually requires an injection of
contrast agent which can be dangerous for certain patients
● MRI session itself takes 20-40 minutes inside the magnet, in addition to all the
preparation
● Micro-ultrasound is performed by a trained urologist
● Your urologist is an expert in prostate ultrasound, prostate biopsy, and prostate cancer
diagnosis while MRI is generated and interpreted by a radiologist and then transferred to
a urologist
● A revolution in ultrasound, operating at 29 MHz, 300% improvement over conventional
ultrasound
● Cost effective because the procedure needs no MRI/Fusion, but can accommodate if
warranted
targeted biopsies for men in Washington State at Bellingham Urology Group
/PRNewswire/
- Exact Imaging ( www.exactimaging.com ), the world's leader in high resolution
micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy guidance for the
prostate, announced that Bellingham Urology Group has acquired the ExactVu™
micro-ultrasound system for real-time targeted prostate biopsies. This is the first of its
kind in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
"At Bellingham Urology Group, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of patient
care, and investments in the newest imaging technologies to allow our physicians to
achieve these outcomes is essential", says Dr. Vernon Orton, one of the Washington
State’s most experienced Urologic Robotic Surgeons.
"Our acquisition of this ExactVu high resolution micro-ultrasound system will allow our
urologists
to actually visualize suspicious regions with 300% the image resolution of conventional
ultrasound, and then target their prostate biopsies in real-time. Bellingham Urology
Group patients will benefit from this excellent new platform that will allow us to ultimately
improve our biopsies with the end goal of allowing our physicians to more accurately
diagnose significant prostate cancer."
ExactVu Micro-Ultrasound (Bellingham Urology Group)
The ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform provides the most practical solution as a new tool for
urologists to perform targeted biopsies within a standard urological workflow.
● Advanced imaging in real time and in your doctor’s office
● Highest resolution tool for live prostate imaging
● 300% improvement in resolution over conventional ultrasound
● Micro-ultrasound has even better resolution than MRI
● Urologist abe to see and biopsy areas unable to be seen with conventional ultrasound
● Urologist can better see suspicious regions in the prostate and target them- and do so in
real time
● Equips the urologist to identify and biopsy with certainty any suspicious area
● Only 1 visit is necessary to get a targeted micro-ultrasound biopsy vs at least 3 separate
visits and added costs the conventional way
● MRI scan can be claustrophobic, loud, expensive, and usually requires an injection of
contrast agent which can be dangerous for certain patients
● MRI session itself takes 20-40 minutes inside the magnet, in addition to all the
preparation
● Micro-ultrasound is performed by a trained urologist
● Your urologist is an expert in prostate ultrasound, prostate biopsy, and prostate cancer
diagnosis while MRI is generated and interpreted by a radiologist and then transferred to
a urologist
● A revolution in ultrasound, operating at 29 MHz, 300% improvement over conventional
ultrasound
● Cost effective because the procedure needs no MRI/Fusion, but can accommodate if
warranted
