LYON, France, May 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq:EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced a published 15-year clinical review of Ablatherm® HIFU data supports the potential for this minimally invasive treatment to be used as a primary local therapy for men with any stage of prostate cancer. The paper was co-authored by renowned urology experts and HIFU pioneers Professor Christian Chaussy and Dr. Stefan Thuroff of Germany.