Jaslok Hospital recently celebrated the successful completion of 320 treatments of MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) reportedly the highest number so far in India.
Jaslok’s MRgFUS unit has treated successfully over 320 patients [highest number in India] suffering from uterine fibroids, uterine adenomyosis, prostrate cancer, bone metastasis, lumbar facet arthropathy etc.
The department is headed by Dr Shrinivas Desai, Director, Radiology. This is a no touch, revolutionary technique that removes growths and tumors with a high frequency ultrasound. Most significantly, it is a non-surgical approach to those illnesses where surgery was considered imperative.
It also inaugurated its Acute Care Unit in the department of Infectious Diseases. Jagdish Chanrai, Trustee and Kanta Masand, Managing Trustee inaugurated the new unit.
The Acute Care Unit is a highly specialised isolation unit that looks at treating high risk communicable diseases. Dr Om Shrivastav, Director, Department of Infectious Diseases heads this department.
EH News Bureau