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Updated ASTRO Model Policy Endorses Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Prostate Cancer SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today the publication of study results involving hundreds of prostate cancer patients treated with the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, the most widely used form of prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The study followed 304 patients for a median of 5 years, and many...
Virginia based surgeon Jeffrey Carlson, M.D. successfully performs procedure using SpineFrontier's FacetFuse and P-LIFT Lumbar Interbody. Newport News, VA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Orthopaedic & Spine Center announced today that Dr. Jeffrey Carlson successfully performed a procedure using SpineFrontier’s FacetFuse Screw System in conjunction with their P-LIFT Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device System. The operation took place on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received CE mark for the SL ("Single Layer") family of WEB(®) Aneurysm Embolization Devices, and has commenced a controlled release of these new models in select neurovascular centers in Europe. The SL family offers a lower profile and superior navigability that will enable physicians to treat a broader range of aneurysms with the WEB platform. The SL configurations are made possible...
Organization and Supporters to Encourage Legislators to Support Funding for Brain Aneurysm Research and the Importance of Early Detection Screening. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, it is estimated that more than 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm. Although all aneurysms do not rupture during the course of a person’s lifetime, more than 30,000 people will be affected by a ruptured brain aneurysm this year....
Puhua International Hospitals-Temple of Heaven, Beijing, Launches Anti-aging Biotherapy Study. Beijing, China (PRWEB) (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Puhua International Hospitals (PIHs)-Temple of Heaven (http://puhuahospital.com) (http://www.puhuachina.com) has been a leading international neuroscience and biotechnology center in Beijing, China, for the past 20 years. During that time, Puhua has built and maintained a dominant presence in Beijing in the areas of applied biotechnology, neurology,...
Dr. Roland Torres’ appointment to Neurosurgery Clinical Director expands and strengthens ANMC’s patient services Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 The Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC), a leading hospital for Alaska Native and American Indian people and Alaska’s only Level II Trauma Center, recently announced that Roland Torres, M.D., FAANS, FACS, has been appointed Clinical Director for the Department of Neurosurgery. In this role, the nationally recognized neurotrauma and...
VALLEY VIEW, Ohio, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today the product launch of Kinesia ProView(TM) [ http://www.glneurotech.com/kinesia/proview/index.php ] to visualize motor symptom severity response during programming of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease. Kinesia ProView provides a standardized platform to quantitatively assess how symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, and dyskinesias change in response to specific DBS...
WALDORF, Md., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Physicians at American Spine are experts in the field of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery utilizing lasers, endoscopy and other options to treat underlying pathology in the least invasive manner. Using the latest equipment, cutting edge technology and innovative procedures, our Surgeons determine a plan to meet the patient's needs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120726/CL39370LOGO ) American Spine is a multi-disciplinary...
NEWARK, N.J., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of New Jersey is prosecuting the case against Dr. Richard Kaul, a successful UK-born doctor who is seen by many patients and colleagues around the world as a pioneer in minimally invasive spine surgery. Until his license was suspended last year because of a perceived lack of credentials to practice endoscopic procedures, Kaul was operating out of several ambulatory surgical centers in the state. Interestingly, it was reported...
Puhua International Hospitals-Temple of Heaven, Beijing, initiates a recruitment drive to expand its field of international referral agents. Beijing, China (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 Puhua International Hospitals (PIHs)-Temple of Heaven (http://www.puhuahospital.com), (http://www.puhuachina.com) has been a leading international neuroscience and biotechnology center in Beijing, China, for the past 20 years. During that time, Puhua International has achieved a dominant presence in Beijing, China,...
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Laminotomy is a procedure that works to decompress the spinal nerve root and/ or spinal cord by removing part of a lamina of the vertebral arch. This started as a hemilaminectomy which is the removal of half of the lamina, left or right, but now is the removal of portions of both sides of the lamina to allow for vertebral stability. Laminotomy is most often accompanied by a facetectomy which is the decompression of a spinal nerve root. How it is Performed When a laminotomy is...
