Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol
Developed By Dr. Stephen Scionti
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Dr. Scionti has combined his vast skills and experience in treating over 500 HIFU patients along with his unique highly defined HIFU techniques to develop the Advanced HIFU Protocol.
The Advanced HIFU Protocol is designed to go beyond a standard HIFU treatments by providing patients with a comprehensive approach that integrates three components necessary for a successful HIFU procedure:
1) PLANNING: Advanced diagnostic evaluation and planning.
2) TREATMENT: Precise conformal treatment,
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1. PLANNING: Advanced Cancer Staging and Prostate Mapping:
Insuring that HIFU is an appropriate treatment choice for you.
Step one: This is designed to ensure accurate cancer staging along with precise anatomic mapping of the prostate to ensure that HIFU is an appropriate treatment option. As part of this step, a high definition, multi parametric MRI-Scan of the prostate is recommended. It can be performed by the expert radiology team at NYU recognized as leaders in the prostate MRI field. (This study is covered by most insurance plans) If travel to New York is not practical, Dr. Scionti can suggest centers of excellence that are closer to home. The MRI Scan provides precise images of the prostate that help identify the size and location of tumors. Additionally, a Power Doppler 3D Ultrasound Scan can map the prostate size, shape, density, and location of the neurovascular bundles as well as to help identify the extent, stage and location of tumors. A face-to-face consultation with Dr. Scionti at the NYU - Joel E. Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center in New York City is highly recommended. -
2. TREATMENT: Advanced Conformal HIFU Treatment
Individualizing your HIFU based on your individual prostate cancer information.
Step two: Dr. Scionti performs an advanced precision HIFU treatment based on the patients prostate size, shape, tissue density, tumor volume, tumor location and mapping of sensitive quality of life structures. During treatment Dr. Scionti Conforms the HIFU energy to the shape and anatomy of the prostate. To ensure appropriate treatment, Dr. Scionti modulates the HIFU energy based on prostate tissue characteristics and real time feedback of treated prostate tissue utilizing the advanced TCM (Tissue Change Monitoring) features of the Sonablate 500. Lastly, to help maintain the patients quality of life, Dr. Scionti carefully controls the HIFU energy near critical quality-of-life structures including the nerve bundles to help preserve potency and the urethral apex to help reduce the risk of a urethral stricture. Similar to other prostate cancer treatments, physician experience is the most important factor in treatment success. -
3. FOLLOW UP: Advanced Expert Personalized Follow up Care
Creating and guiding you through your personalized follow up plan.
As a final step Dr. Scionti develops a unique and comprehensive post HIFU follow up plan for each patient. Dr Scionti personally monitors the recovery progress of every patient. This personalized recovery plan includes access to the highly trained specialty team of physicians and health care professionals at NYU. Likewise, Dr. Scionti works extensively with a patients local care provider to help achieve a speedy and effective return to normal life.
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Highlights
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Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol
Dr. Scionti has combined his vast skills and experience in treating over 600 High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) patients along with his unique HIFU techniques to develop the Advanced HIFU Protocol.
> View Scionti Advanced HIFU Protocol PDF
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Dr. Scionti's New Book - Aiming At Life: Targeting Ice Against Prostate Cancer
Aiming At Life is designed to help prostate cancer patients and their families determine if cryotherapy, with its advantages, is a treatment option to discuss with their physician.
> View Dr. Scionti's New Book - Aiming At Life: Targeting Ice Against Prostate Cancer page
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Dr. Scionti
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learn how MRI plays an important role in identifying and treating early stage prostate cancer http://t.co/HvblzP5t
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Learn how an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) can help you with your prostate cancer treatment program http://t.co/c5IlPmf0
2 days ago | drscionti
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Read about our patients unique stories & cancer treatment experiences with both HIFU & Cryotherapy ttp://www.drscionti.com/patient-stories
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My new article supports an alternative to surgery for prostate cancer treatment MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging http://t.co/QZd3xopG
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new article MRI plays key role in future of prostate cancer treatment http://t.co/QZd3xopG
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Latest News
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MRI Plays Key Role In Future Of Prostate Cancer Treatment
New Article Supports Alternative To Surgery
Dr. Stephen Scionti, Founder and Director of the Scionti Prostate Center of Boston, has co-authored a new article on the role of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in identifying and treating early stage prostate cancer patients while greatly reducing or even eliminating the risk of damaging side effects from radical surgery.