GE Medical Systems Features Dr. Patrick Sewell's CryoHit Clinical Results On Its Website.Business/Technology Editors and Health/Medical Writers WOBURN, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 13, 2001 GE Medical Systems now features Dr. Patrick Sewell's clinical results using Galil Medical's CryoHit(R) technology with the GE Signa SP Interventional MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. on their website, www.gemedicalsystems.com. Since 1999, Dr. Patrick Sewell, Asst. Professor, Departments of Radiology and Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Located in Jackson, Mississippi (USA), it houses the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Related Professions, and Graduate Studies in the Health in Jackson, Mississippi, has been using CryoHit(R) to treat patients with kidney cancer Kidney Cancer Definition Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. , uterine fibroids and some forms of bone cancer. Galil Medical manufactures and markets CryoHit(R), the only FDA-approved MRI-compatible Cryosurgery cryosurgery (krī`ōsr'jərē), bloodless surgical technique using a supercooled probe to destroy diseased or superfluous tissue. system and accompanying probes. GE Signa SP interventional MRI enables real-time guidance of the CryoHit(R) probes to the target tissue. The target tissue is then frozen to minus 180 degrees Celsius, causing tissue death. The surgeon visualizes the frozen region on real-time MR images, allowing extremely precise treatment without damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Dr. Sewell has published his results in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. His latest clinical results can be viewed on the GE web site. James McGlone, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Galil Medical declared, "I am pleased that Galil Medical has the opportunity to collaborate with GE Medical Systems on this important new therapy. Patients will benefit as the clinical effectiveness of CryoHit(R) is established as safe and effective. Dr. Sewell's investigations into cryosurgery have made him one of the leaders in this developing field of minimally invasive treatment." Galil Medical Ltd. Galil Medical Ltd., with operations in Israel and the U.S., specializes in the development, manufacture and marketing of CryoHit(R) and SeedNet(TM) state-of-the-art, minimally invasive medical products and systems. ESC See escape character and escape key. See also ESC/P. ESC - escape Medical Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESCM ESCM eSourcing Capability Model (Carnegie Mellon University) ESCM Enterprise System Connection (IBM) Manager ESCM Electronic Supply Chain Manifest ESCM Environmental Supply Chain Management ) is a major shareholder of Galil Medical. |
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