Clinical trials: MRI-guided Treatment
Uterine Fibroids, Uterine Leiomyomata
Pilot Study of MRI-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are a common cause of heavy uterine bleeding and pain in reproductive aged women and are the most common cause of hysterectomy in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00837161
- Testing
- Philips MR guided HIFU system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Uterine Fibroids
Therapeutic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
This study is to confirm the safety and technical effectiveness of MRI guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in ablating uterine tissue associated with symptomatic leiomyomas.
- Trial name
- NCT00897897
- Testing
- Philips MRI-guided HIFU system
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Brain Tumor
Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Using Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of BBB disruption using transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound in conjunction with an intravenous ultrasound contrast agent to increase the accumulation of doxorubicin in…
- Trial name
- NCT02343991
- Testing
- Transcranial ExABlate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Leiomyoma
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Fibroids
The goal of this study is to develop additional long term data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this treatment. Indications for use for this system is: 'The ExAblate is intended to ablate uterine fibroid tissue in pre…
- Trial name
- NCT00131365
- Testing
- ExAblate 2000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec