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Histotripsy

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Say wut?!?

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One of MANY cool things about this....

Technician uses ultrasound waves to watch the other ultrasound waves destroy whatever their tuned to, in real time.

Fascinating.
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I'd heard of ultrasound used to break up kidney stones, but not this...sounds amazing. Maybe could be used instead of prostate surgery?
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I'd heard of ultrasound used to break up kidney stones, but not this...sounds amazing. Maybe could be used instead of prostate surgery?
Yes, I've had that done before, Lithotripsy.

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I'd heard of ultrasound used to break up kidney stones, but not this...sounds amazing. Maybe could be used instead of prostate surgery?
This technology can be used for almost anything.
Set the proper frequency, then fire away.
More is coming, stay tuned!!
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"sounds" great!! I hope this method makes some noise.
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My BIL is pending something like this..
they've mapped his brain to treat his Parkinson's tremors...
Dr & team only do 4 a week ..
the list is long..
and nobody misses their appt unless dead..
but the results a incredible..

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I've got a PhD friend who works on this stuff as her career at UVa. Her field is vet applications, but they're doing some cool stuff with both humans and animals.
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Yup.
This is only the tip.
Very interesting star trek tech is about to drop.
Not just medical, but power, propulsion, etc...

Says the crazy guy from rocky top!!
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I'd heard of ultrasound used to break up kidney stones, but not this...sounds amazing. Maybe could be used instead of prostate surgery?
The infamous Jeremy Clarkson had this treatment to remove 10% of his prostate. He spoke about it on Clarksons Farm.
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My BIL is pending something like this..
they've mapped his brain to treat his Parkinson's tremors...
Dr & team only do 4 a week ..
the list is long..
and nobody misses their appt unless dead..
but the results a incredible..

Rika
we were waiting this morning..

his tremors..
well I call them seizures were brutal to watch..
I just cried when he reached out and shook my hand..
its beyond incredible..

shopping for some chop sticks..

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we were waiting this morning..

his tremors..
well I call them seizures were brutal to watch..
I just cried when he reached out and shook my hand..
its beyond incredible..

shopping for some chop sticks..

Rika
Just to clarify...
His sound therapy worked?
He is doing much better?
If so, that is so awesome to hear.
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Yes it worked..
like they flipped a switch...
still has Parkinson's..
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lots of PT ahead..
but no more shaken like a Tina T Ikette..

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Funny how any medical treatment that doesn’t require expensive and potentially addictive prescription drugs immediately gets flagged as fake news or a quack. Why do you suppose that is?
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Funny how any medical treatment that doesn’t require expensive and potentially addictive prescription drugs immediately gets flagged as fake news or a quack. Why do you suppose that is?


This would be a very interesting topic, and I suspect most know the answer.
I'm just happy this tech is finally becoming available (again)!!
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