guided focused ultrasound founded 1999 headquarters tirat carmel israel dallas united states area served worldwide key people maurice r. ferr md ceo and chairman of the board of directors and dr. jacob vortman founder and vice chairman of the board products exablate exablate neuro website insightec.com insightec ltd. was founded in 1999 by dr. jacob kobi vortman and mr. oded tamir . dr. vortman holds a ph.d. in electrical engineering in the area of electro optics from the technion israel institute of technology was the founder and innovator of the magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound mrgfus technology . insightec ltd. is a privately held company owned by elbit medical imaging ge healthcare private investors and employees . insightec was founded specifically to develop breakthrough mrgfus technology and make a real impact on the lives of millions of people around the world . headquartered in haifa israel with us headquarters in dallas texas the company has over 160 employees . 1 the company s portfolio ranges through three main clinical areas women s health oncology and neurosurgery . contents 1 technology 2 see also 3 external links 4 references technology edit insightec developed exablate a therapy platform that combines focused ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging to non invasively treat target tissue inside the body without the need for incisions . during the outpatient procedure the patient lies on a treatment bed inside an mri scanner . the mri provides three dimensional images of the target and surrounding area enabling patient specific treatment planning and precise targeting of the ultrasound waves . high intensity focused ultrasound waves are then directed into the body at specific tissue raising the temperature of the targeted tissue causing thermal ablation . real time thermal feedback allows the physician to control and adjust the treatment ensuring effective ablation with minimal side effects . exablate has been approved to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids and pain palliation of metastatic bone cancer and is currently in use in many medical centers throughout the us israel europe and asia . clinical trials are being conducted to evaluate exablate for treatment of other diseases such as prostate liver and brain cancers . exablate neuro has fda approval for essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication and ce mark to treat essential tremor tremor dominant parkinson s disease and neuropathic pain . clinical trials are being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of exablate neuro for the treatment of parkinson s disease associated tremor . see also edit exablate magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound magnetic resonance imaging medical ultrasonography external links edit insightec company website references edit insightec ltd. private company information businessweek retrieved 2010 04 30 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title insightec & oldid 735019041 categories medical technology companies of israelmedical imaging navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 04 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view