Do you suffer from Uterine Fibroids?
ExAblate uses a New Non-Invasive Treatment for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids.
ExAblate uses a New Non-Invasive Treatment for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids.
Until now, most treatment options involved invasive surgical procedures. Now, with ExABlate 2000, you have a non-invasive treatment alternative, which eliminates fibroid related symptoms in an outpatient setting, without the need for incisions, anesthesia, or hospitalization.
Central Texas ExAblate is conveniently located in Austin, Texas. Our location is easily accessed by Austin Bergstrom International Airport, making it easy for patients to fly in from out of state locations to receive their screening MRI’s and receive their ExAblate treatment.
We are centrally located near the Austin Heart Hospital at the intersection of 38th Street and Lamar Street. If you need assistance to find us, please see our map located under “Our Location” or give us a call at 512.533.4162 or 888.893.4276.
How do I know if I’m a candidate?
If you require treatment for your fibroid related symptoms, but want to avoid surgery and preserve your uterus, consult your doctor, who will ask you questions about your fibroid symptoms, general health and medical history. You will also have routine blood work, an internal gynecological examination and MR imaging of your fibroids. Based on this information your doctor will decide if you are a candidate for MR guided FUS.
To best determine if you are a candidate for this treatment, you will need to be screened by having a prone MRI of your pelvis. This is a test that your gynecologist can order and due to your history of uterine fibroids, it is usually covered by your insurance. A prone pelvic MRI will serve to give us a three-dimensional view of your uterus, fibroids and the surrounding organs, and allow the physicians to plan your treatment. The person who will schedule your prone pelvic MRI at the imaging facility will contact you for an appointment after your physician has ordered this test. Under normal circumstances, you can plan on this scan lasting no longer than one hour. Please feel free to ask the scheduler any questions or concerns you may have regarding an MRI. Click here for a referral form which you can print and have your doctor complete the necessary information.
Following this test, you and/or your physician will be contacted, and you will be informed if you are an appropriate treatment candidate for ExAblate.
Please refer to the map for the location of both Central Texas ExAblate and Central Park Imaging Center, where you may have your Pelvic MRI scan done.
Should this location be inconvenient for your screening evaluation, please contact us as soon as possible and we will locate other facilities in your area and send them instructions on how to properly perform your Pelvic MRI.
For more information visit these sites:
CDC’s Reproductive Health Information Source
The National Women’s Health information Center
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Common Uterine Conditions
If you’ve researched ExAblate, you’ll know that you have several choices as to where you can be treated. We encourage you to visit our “Patient Testimonials” section of our website and read why other women think Central Texas ExAblate is the BEST place you can choose for treatment!
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