Education

Take a deep dive into all things fusion technology with one of our in- depth educational articles.

Micro-Ultrasound vs MRI for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020
Education

The Challenges with Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed male cancer, yet the standards for diagnosis remain blurry. Based on elevated… Read More »

A Case for Transperineal Biopsies

May 21, 2020August 10, 2020
Education

Prostate Biopsy Standards Although prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, the optimal method for diagnosis remains unclear. Favoured for its convenience… Read More »

How I Do It -MRI-ultrasound fusion prostate biopsy using the Fusion MR and Fusion Bx systems

April 28, 2020August 10, 2020
Education, News

Check out this month’s Canadian Journal of Urology “How I Do It” section featuring Focal Healthcare’s Fusion Bx presented by Nathan Perlis, MD, Bishoy Lawendy,… Read More »

Transrectal vs. Transperineal Approach for Prostate Biopsy

April 22, 2020August 10, 2020
Education

Standards for Prostate Biopsy Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst men. It is estimated that over 2 million biopsies are performed annually.1… Read More »

Probe is maneuvered until live ultrasound (left) matches “home” image (right)

How Does Prostate Movement Affect an MRI-Targeted Fusion Biopsy?

December 10, 2019June 25, 2020
Education

What causes prostate movement during a biopsy? Prostate movement can be extremely difficult to determine because it can deform and dislocate independently from surrounding structures… Read More »

Fusion Bx Transperineal Biopsy Using Side Fire Transducer

September 25, 2019November 2, 2020
Education

Blog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8FWNn63gU&t=4s See how transperineal biopsies can be performed effortlessly with Fusion Bx.

Image Registration Methods

August 6, 2019August 10, 2020
Education

What is image registration? Perhaps the most crucial step of prostate fusion biopsy is that of registration. It allows different sets of data, that have… Read More »

Tracking methods in MRI-US fusion biopsy procedures

June 10, 2019September 22, 2020
Education

What is ‘tracking’ in fusion biopsy? In the field of prostate fusion biopsy, tracking refers to “the ability to visualize (in real time) the TRUS-probe… Read More »