June 16, 2023 - Prostate Treatment Reimbursement Milestone and more news…

Published: 16 June 2023

June 16, 2023

Prostate Treatment Reimbursement Milestone: Profound's Device Earns Payment Codes

The American Medical Association has issued three Category I CPT® codes for Profound Medical’s prostate ablation TULSA-PRO device.
CPT codes are used by insurance companies to reimburse medical procedures.
This is the first time an MRI-guided therapeutic ultrasound procedure has been granted a Category I CPT code.

Investigator Profile: Sunnybrook Neurologist Sandra Black, MD

Dr. Black is a world-renowned neurologist who is investigating Alzheimer’s and dementia treatment.
She is an expert on the relationship between the brain’s microvasculature and dementia.
Dr. Black explains why some neurologists are hesitant about opening the blood-brain barrier.

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Focused Ultrasound Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Improves Cognition and Memory in Alzheimer’s Model

Medical illustration of blood-brain barrier opening using focused ultrasound on a mouse

Researchers conducted a preclinical study investigating how focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening leads to improvements in cognition and memory.
Because the treatment allowed Alzheimer’s mice to recover, the group hypothesized that the cognitive improvement was due to increases in synaptic plasticity.

‘Why It Takes So Long’ Blog Series: Publication Strategy

In this eleventh blog in the series, Mark Carol, MD, a senior consultant at the Foundation, addresses the importance of planning clinical research to produce timely publications.
He discusses the publication requirements for payment codes and how society guidelines play a major role.

Meeting Report: Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2023

The 184th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) took place in Chicago from May 8–12.
The program included five sessions centered on focused ultrasound–related topics, and a record number of 61 abstracts pertained to the field.

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“Focused ultrasound provides a little beacon of hope that there will be new approaches for removing amyloid and providing neural modulation to restore some connectivity.”

‒ Dr. Sandra Black, on her Alzheimer’s disease research