German Radiologist leads the way in surmounting Focused Ultrasound reimbursement barriers
Channel: Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Date: 2011-06-15

Matthias Matzko, MD has emerged as a leading European advocate for MR-guided focused ultrasound. Head of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology at Amper Kliniken AG in Dachau, Matzko learned about focused ultrasound and admits to becoming "kind of infected" with enthusiasm for the technology.

From the start, Matzko and his colleagues were convinced that careful patient selection was essential. "When you want to have reimbursement for such a new method, you have to produce good results, and that's why you have to select patients very carefully," he says.