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Angelo Franzini

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Is there still a role for lesioning in functional neurosurgery? Preliminary Italian (and world-first) experience with a trans-cranial MRI-guided focu…

2015

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyDeep Brain StimulationEssential TremorFunctional neurosurgeryNeurosurgical Procedures030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansUltrasonographybusiness.industryBrainParkinson DiseaseMiddle AgedFocused ultrasound surgeryMagnetic Resonance ImagingItalySurgery Computer-AssistedSurgeryNeurology (clinical)RadiologyTomography X-Ray Computedbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMri guidedJournal of Neurosurgical Sciences
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Letter: Thalamotomy-Like Effects From Partial Removal of a Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulator Lead in a Patient With Essential Tremor…

2017

Deep Brain StimulationEssential Tremormedicine.medical_treatmentDeep brain stimulator03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineText miningThalamusHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineLead (electronics)ThalamuVentral Thalamic NucleiVentral intermediate nucleusEssential tremorSettore MED/27 - Neurochirurgiabusiness.industryThalamotomymedicine.diseasePsychosurgeryAnesthesiaSurgeryNeurology (clinical)businessNeuroscience030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHumanNeurosurgery
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Chirurgia trans-cranica mediante ultrasuoni focalizzati ad alta intensità su guida RM: esperienza preliminare a 1,5T

2015

Da qualche anno la chirurgia mediante ultrasuoni focalizzati ad alta intensità guidati da Risonanza Magnetica (Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery, MRgFUS) si sta diffondendo anche in Italia per la palliazione del dolore da metastasi ossee, per il trattamento di tumori ossei primitivi (benigni e non), dei fibromi e dell’adenomiosi uterina; sono già stati inoltre pubblicati i risultati preliminari del trattamento di alcuni tumori epatici, pancreatici, prostatici e della mammella mediante MRgFUS. Questa innovativa tecnica prevede l’utilizzo di un’apparecchiatura di Risonanza Magnetica per il monitoraggio della procedura e sfrutta le caratteristiche fisico- meccaniche degli …

Settore MED/27 - NeurochirurgiaBrain High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Stereotactic TechniquesSettore MED/37 - Neuroradiologia
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Neuromodulation of chronic headaches: position statement from the European Headache Federation

2013

The medical treatment of patients with chronic primary headache syndromes (chronic migraine, chronic tension-type headache, chronic cluster headache, hemicrania continua) is challenging as serious side effects frequently complicate the course of medical treatment and some patients may be even medically intractable. When a definitive lack of responsiveness to conservative treatments is ascertained and medication overuse headache is excluded, neuromodulation options can be considered in selected cases.Here, the various invasive and non-invasive approaches, such as hypothalamic deep brain stimulation, occipital nerve stimulation, stimulation of sphenopalatine ganglion, cervical spinal cord sti…

TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATIONDeep Brain Stimulationmedicine.medical_treatmentSPGSPINAL-CORD STIMULATIONDBSARTERIAL BLOOD-PRESSUREtDCS0302 clinical medicinechronic headachetmsVNSMedicine and Health Sciencesmigraine030212 general & internal medicineHUMAN MOTOR CORTEXeuropean headache federationVAGAL AFFERENT STIMULATIONTranscranial direct-current stimulationspgHeadacheEuropean headache federationcluster headacheHemicrania continuadbsGeneral MedicineTranscranial Magnetic StimulationNeuromodulation (medicine)3. Good healthConsensus ArticleChronic headachevnsSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaDEEP-BRAIN-STIMULATIONChronic PainHeadachesmedicine.symptomVagus nerve stimulationUNILATERAL NEURALGIFORM HEADACHEneurostimulationmedicine.medical_specialtyPOSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC AREACluster headacheHeadache DisordersTENSClinical NeurologyElectric Stimulation TherapyONS03 medical and health sciencesPhysical medicine and rehabilitationmedically intractable headachemedicineHumansdbs; spg; tdcs; tms; ons; medically intractable headache; migraine; european headache federation; neurostimulation; gon; cluster headache; tens; vns; chronic headacheGONNeurostimulationNeurostimulationMigraineOCCIPITAL NERVE-STIMULATIONtdcsMedically intractable headachebusiness.industryCluster headachemedicine.diseaseonsAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineMigraineTMSPhysical therapytensChronic headache; Medically intractable headache; Neurostimulation; SPG; DBS; GON; tDCS; TMS; ONS; TENS; VNS; Migraine; Cluster headache; European headache federationgonNeurology (clinical)businessCHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Restoring Neurological Physiology: The Innovative Role of High-Energy MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound (HIMRgFUS). Preliminary Data from a New Method of …

2017

Background Tremor is a disabling condition, common to several neurodegenerative diseases. Lesioning procedures and deep brain stimulation, respectively, of the ventralis intermedius nucleus for intentional tremor, and of the subthalamic nucleus for parkinsonian resting tremor, have been introduced in clinical practice for patients refractory to medical treatment. The combination of high-energy focused ultra-sound (HIFUS) with sophisticated magnetic resonance (MR) instrumentation, together with accurate knowledge of the stereotactic brain coordinates, represents a revolution in neuromodulation. Methods At the Neurosurgical Clinic and the Radiology Department of the University of Palermo,, tw…

medicine.medical_specialtyParkinson's diseaseDeep brain stimulationmedicine.medical_treatmentNeurosurgical ProcedureSeverity of Illness IndexNeurosurgical ProceduresFocused ultrasoundMRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS)03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineTremormedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineResting tremorVentral Thalamic Nucleimedicine.diagnostic_testEssential tremorSettore MED/27 - Neurochirurgiabusiness.industryEssential tremor; functional neurosurgery; lesioning surgery; MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS); Parkinson’s disease; brain; high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation; humans; magnetic resonance imaging; neurosurgical procedures; severity of illness index; surgery computer-assisted; tremor; ventral thalamic nucleiSettore MED/37 - NeuroradiologiaBrainMagnetic resonance imagingLesioning surgerymedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuromodulation (medicine)nervous system diseasesSurgerySubthalamic nucleusFunctional neurosurgerySurgery Computer-AssistedParkinson’s diseaseEssential tremorHigh-Intensity Focused Ultrasound AblationSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E Radioterapiabusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHuman
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TRANS-CRANIAL MRI-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY (TCMRGFUS): ITALIAN AND WORLD-FIRST EXPERIENCE AT 1.5 TESLA

2016

Introduction: Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (tcMRgFUS) is a promising new technology for the noninvasive treatment of various brain disorders. Here, we present our preliminary results achieved with the first Italian installation of a transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery (tcMRgFUS) certified system for functional neurosurgery. Technical issues faced to achieve a safe and effective treatment will be discussed focusing on MR high-resolution live imaging and thermometry sequences optimization. Materials and Methods: Patient enrollment was based on indication for functional neurosurgery and evidence of medication-refractory disease; a detailed me…

Engineeringbusiness.industryTCMRGFUS MRI MDCTBiophysicsGeneral Physics and AstronomySettore MED/37 - NeuroradiologiaGeneral MedicineFocused ultrasound surgerySettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingNuclear medicinebusinessSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaMri guided
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