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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): preliminary Italian (and world-first) experience at 1,5 Tesla (first 5 patient treate…

2015

tcMRgFUS functional neurosurgery 1.5T MRISettore MED/27 - NeurochirurgiaSettore MED/37 - NeuroradiologiaSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E Radioterapia
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Trans-cranial MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (tcMRgFUS): preliminary Italian (and world-first) experience at 1,5 Tesla.

2015

PURPOSE: We present our preliminary results achieved with the first Italian installation of a trans-cranial MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (tcMRgFUS) certified system for functional neurosurgery. Moreover, to our knowledge, this is the world-first tcMRgFUS system ever installed on a 1.5T MRI unit. Technical issues faced to achieve a safe and effective treatment will be discussed focusing on MR high-resolution live imaging and thermometry sequences optimization. METHOD AND MATERIALS: Patient enrollment was based on indication for functional neurosurgery and evidence of medication-refractory disease; a detailed medical history has been collected together with a complete clinical examin…

tcMRgFUS functional neurosurgery 1.5TSettore MED/27 - NeurochirurgiaSettore MED/37 - Neuroradiologia
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