|HIFU For Prostate Cancer| What is HIFU? HIFU, which is short
for high intensity focused ultrasound, is a state-of-the-art
technology that utilizes ultrasound energy to destroy targeted
tissueÂ during a procedure that is customized for each
patientâ€™s prostate cancer treatment. When HIFU energy is
delivered to a specific location within the body, the tissue
temperature at that site, or focal point, is elevated to nearly
195 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of seconds, resulting in
tissue destruction, while the tissue outside the focal point
remains unharmed.Â In order to understand the basic concept of
how HIFU works an analogy can be drawn between HIFU ablating the
prostate and sunrays entering a magnifying glass to burn a leaf.
When a magnifying glass is held above a leaf in the correct
position on a sunny day the sunrays intersect below the lens and
cause the leaf to burn at the point of intersection. In most
cases, Sonablate HIFU is a 2-4 hour, one-time procedure
performed on an out-patient basis under spi