Advanced Urology Acquires Three ExactVu™ Micro-Ultrasound Systems to Provide State-of-the-Art Real-Time Targeted Prostate Biopsies Across Atlanta
Jan 16, 2019, 06:00 ET
ExactVu™ and FusionVu™ Micro-Ultrasound-Based Targeted Prostate Biopsies Now Available to Patients in Johns Creek and Snellville, GA Locations
ATLANTA, Jan. 16, 2019 /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 Advanced Urology, Atlanta's leading urology practice, has acquired three ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound systems with FusionVu capabilities. This significant investment will allow patients across Atlanta to benefit from the highest resolution real-time targeted prostate biopsies with either micro-ultrasound or with micro-ultrasound / MRI fusion.
"Advanced Urology is one of the fastest expanding urology practices in North America due to the excellence of our expert urologists, our intense focus on the patient experience, and our investment in the newest technologies to assist in our delivery of the highest quality patient care", says Dr. Jitesh Patel, Urologic Surgeon and President and CEO of Advanced Urology. "Our acquisition of the ExactVu/FusionVu high resolution micro-ultrasound systems will allow our urologists across our multiple locations to leverage high-resolution imaging to actually visualize suspicious regions, and then target their prostate biopsies in real-time. We believe this is the most powerful imaging technology available and will allow our urologists to provide the highest standard of care to our patients".
Dr. A. Dev Mally, Urologic Oncologist at Advanced Urology, adds "After an extensive assessment of available technologies, we believe the ExactVu micro-ultrasound system is state-of-the-art in terms of targeted biopsy solutions. Our urologists can now get even more accurate biopsies using the highest resolution modalities to enable the fastest, most detailed imaging of the prostate. We are especially happy to have performed the first FusionVu™ micro-ultrasound/MRI fusion-guided biopsy in Atlanta and will be performing thousands more micro-ultrasound targeted biopsies annually as we aim to best screen for and detect prostate cancer."
"We are proud that Advanced Urology has chosen the ExactVu / FusionVu platform to enable their extensive workload of targeted biopsies across their multiple practices," says Randy AuCoin, Exact Imaging's President and CEO. "The ExactVu micro-ultrasound system provides the highest real-time resolution for targeted prostate biopsies and through this progressive urology practice, patients in Atlanta can now have access to micro-ultrasound for their prostate biopsies".
To book a real-time targeted prostate biopsy at Advanced Urology using the ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform or by also using the FusionVu application for micro-ultrasound/MRI fusion biopsies, please visit www.advancedurology.com or call 678-344-8900 to book an appointment at one of our many locations throughout the Atlanta metro area.
About Advanced Urology:
Advanced Urology is the leading center for urologic care in the Greater Atlanta area. Each center is comprehensive, offering patients the convenience of everything in one location: Physician offices, an ambulatory surgery center, digital imaging center, lab work, pathology, and specialized urologic testing. There are currently five open locations in Lawrenceville, John's Creek, Snellville, Decatur, and Sandy Springs, with six additional locations opening in 2019 including Athens, Alpharetta, Buckhead, Conyers, Marietta, and Smyrna.
About Exact Imaging:
Exact Imaging (www.exactimaging.com) is the world's leader in high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and guided biopsies in the urological market for prostate cancer. Exact Imaging's ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound platform operates at 29 MHz and enables a whole new level of resolution with the benefits of ease of use, affordability, and is an extension of the current urological workflow. Using the Exact Imaging platform, urologists are able to visualize areas of interest in the prostate and specifically target biopsies at those areas. For those cases where MRI might assist (i.e., prior negative biopsies), the FusionVu™ micro-US/MRI fusion application operates on the ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform and facilitates MRI fusion-based targeting. The ExactVu micro-ultrasound system including the FusionVu application have received regulatory approval in the European Union (CE Mark), the United States (FDA 510(k)) and Canada (Health Canada medical device license).
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