UAMS becomes first in Arkansas to offer noninvasive histotripsy for liver tumors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For the first time in the state, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will be offering a noninvasive treatment option called historipsy for some patients with liver tumors.

Without surgery, radiation, or incisions, this new procedure utilizes ultrasound waves to destroy tumors, according to a release.

“With this technology, our specially trained doctors can target and destroy one or more tumors in a single, noninvasive outpatient procedure with little to no pain,” said Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, senior vice chancellor of UAMS Health and CEO of UAMS Medical Center…

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