BK BLOG

In this video, US army veteran Jim Brazell describes how bkFusion technology helped his physician manage his prostate cancer disease process. bkFusion is the seamless integration of the bk3000 and bk5000 ultrasound systems with the best visualization and guidance software available. Watch this video with Jim Brazell to learn more about bkFusion from a patient’s perspective.   

Topics: Urology, MR Fusion Biopsy, Prostate Biopsy, bkFusion, bk5000

In this video, Dr. Sweazy of Carolina Urology Partners discusses the benefits of incorporating  bkFusion technology from BK Ultrasound into his urology practice. Because prostate cancer is the most common occurring malignancy among men in the United States and the number two cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States, Dr. Sweazy wants to diagnose his patients early on. He finds the real-time ultrasound imaging pared with the pre-exam MRI data helpful in improving his patients’ care. Watch this video with Dr. Sweazy to learn more about the bkFusion system. 

Topics: Urology, MR Fusion Biopsy, Prostate Biopsy, bkFusion

Dr. Brian J. Moran is Medical Director at Chicago Prostate Cancer Center in Illinois and an experienced practitioner of prostate brachytherapy, having performed thousands of prostate seed implants. He is a frequent speaker at professional meetings and has authored numerous publications in medical journals and textbooks.

Topics: Urology, Prostate Brachytherapy

 

We recently spoke with Dr. Omer Karim about his urology surgery practice. Dr. Karim is a consultant urologic surgeon in the UK and has specialized in robotic surgery for the last 10 years.

Topics: Surgery, Urology, Robotic-Assisted Surgery, RAPN

 

Dr. James Porter is the Director of Robotic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He performs prostate and kidney cancer surgeries using a DaVinci robotic surgical system guided by ultrasound. In this fascinating 30 minute video, Dr. Porter talks through three partial nephrectomy cases to demonstrate how he uses a drop-in ultrasound transducer to localize the tumor and determine the margin and depth of resection.

  

Topics: Surgery, Urology, Robotic-Assisted Surgery, RAPN

Our new eBook on “Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Brachytherapy” offers an introduction to the setup and techniques associated with prostate brachytherapy.

Topics: Urology, Prostate Brachytherapy

In our third interview segment with Dr. Moran, we get a firsthand testimonial of why he prefers performing a transperineal biopsy using ultrasound guidance to the more widely performed transrectal biopsy. “A transperineal prostate biopsy has a very high overall accuracy level. It tells us where the disease is if it’s there, and it gives us the confidence to know it’s not there if indeed the biopsies are negative. The other nice thing about this technique is it has a very low infection rate, it’s essentially zero. .”—Dr. Moran

Topics: Urology, Prostate Biopsy