{"id":4731,"date":"2024-12-19T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/news\/a-world-renowned-expert-in-performing-biopsies-with-the-mona-lisa-biobot-visited-imc-priora\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:32:01","slug":"a-world-renowned-expert-in-performing-biopsies-with-the-mona-lisa-biobot-visited-imc-priora","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/prof-christian-wetterauer\/","title":{"rendered":"A world-renowned expert in performing biopsies with the Mona Lisa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"91\">IMC Priora <\/a>hosted a distinguished world expert, <strong>Prof. Ph.D. Christian Wetterauer<\/strong>, as part of its commitment to providing superior health care and introducing the <strong>most modern technologies<\/strong> in urology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Ph.D. Wetterauer <\/strong>has an impressive background as <strong>Head of the Department of Urology<\/strong> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unibas.ch\/en.html\">University of Basel,<\/a> where he specialized in applying <strong>robotic technology<\/strong> to diagnose and treat prostate cancer. His arrival at IMC Priora aimed to share professional knowledge and ensure further professional development of the Priora medical team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IMC Priora welcomes Prof. Christian Wetterauer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medical Director<\/strong> of Internacional Medical Centar Priora, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/about-us\/our-team\/tomislav-kalem\/\" data-type=\"team\" data-id=\"324\">Tomislav Kalem MD, MSc, head of the Department of Urology<\/a>, Urological Oncology and Robotic Urological Surgery, personally welcomed <strong>Professor Wetterauer.<\/strong> Dr. Kalem and his team have performed <strong>49 robotic biopsies<\/strong> using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/technology\/mona-lisa\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3091\">Mona Lisa Biobot system<\/a>. During the professor&#8217;s Visit, six more procedures were performed under his supervision, confirming IMC Priora&#8217;s commitment to applying the latest technologies and methods in treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63386-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/departments\/urology\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"268\">Urology Department <\/a>of IMC Priora is known for introducing innovative procedures and technologies that significantly improve the quality of patient treatment. <strong>Mona Lisa Biobot<\/strong>, the system that is the central part of this <strong>Visit<\/strong>, is an example of this innovation. It is an <strong>advanced robotic technology<\/strong> for performing prostate biopsies with extreme precision and minimal invasiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Robotic technology and kowledge exchange<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mona Lisa Biobot <\/strong>is a robotic system that allows fusion biopsies of the prostate to be performed, combining magnetic <strong>resonance imaging<\/strong> (MRI) and ultrasound images in real-time. This technology allows the surgeon to be <strong>highly accurate<\/strong> in targeting suspicious lesions, thereby increasing the likelihood of a precise diagnosis and reducing the need for multiple tissue samples. The <strong>advantages<\/strong> of <strong>Mona Lisa Biobot <\/strong>compared to traditional methods include <strong>minimal risk to the patient<\/strong>, shorter recovery time, and more excellent reliability in detecting <strong>prostate cancer<\/strong> at an early stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MBP63291-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Wetterauer <\/strong>represents another step forward for<strong> IMC Priora <\/strong>in providing top medical care and continuous development of the team in cooperation with <strong>leading world experts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMC Priora hosted a distinguished world expert, Prof. Ph.D. Christian Wetterauer, as part of its commitment to providing superior health care and introducing the most modern technologies in urology. Prof. Ph.D. Wetterauer has an impressive background as Head of the Department of Urology at the University of Basel, where he specialized in applying robotic technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4723,"template":"","news-category":[21],"class_list":["post-4731","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-for-profesionals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=4731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}