GE Healthcare

Noninvasive ExAblate® Treatment for Uterine Fibroids is Cost-Effective, New Study Says

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 12th, 2009

GE Healthcare and InSightec announced that new data show that the non-invasive ExAblate® 2000 Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system is more cost-effective than myomectomy or Uterine Artery Embollization (UAE). The study appears in the January 2009 issue (Vol. 25, Issue 1) of The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.

“This study shows that treating uterine fibroids with MRgFUS is a cost-effective option for payers” said David Lee Ph.D., Senior Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, GE Healthcare. “With any healthcare treatment, there is the direct cost of the procedure, but there’s also the indirect cost of lost...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-12)

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