Search results for "MRgFUS"
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Introducing 1,5 T MRgFUS
2015
MRgFUS is a new noninvasive thermal ablation method, consisting of a high focused ultrasound beam and a MR scanner for imaging and real-time thermal mapping. For decades, therapeutic transcranial ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) was assumed impossible. Novel technology using high-power phased array transducers and multiple channel driving electronics enabled a sharp focal point in the planned target through the intact skull allowing the use of this innovative technology for functional neurosurgery. Preliminary results have been published with systems operating with 3T MR units on patients with neurologic disorders such as essential tremor, tremor dominant idiopathic Parkinson's disease and neuropathic…
Is there still a role for lesioning in functional neurosurgery: the Italian experience of delivering focused ultrasound high energy through a 1,5 tes…
2017
THALAMIC PARCELLATION FOR TARGET IDENTIFICATION INTRANS-CRANIAL MR-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (TCMRGFUS)THALAMOTOMIES: A PRELIMINARY PROBABILISTC TRAC…
2019
Is trans-cranial MR-guided Focused UltraSound a repeatable treatment option? Report of a successfully re-treated patient
2018
Background: In recent years, transcranial Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused UltraSounds (tcMRgFUS) treatments for functional neurological disorders are giving a new thrust to the field of therapeutic brain lesioning. This technique has been proven safe and effective in selected patients. Here we present the case of a patient affected by tremor combined with parkinsonism who underwent a second tcMRgFUS thalamotomy because of relapsing tremor after a few months from the first tcMRgFUS treatment. Materials and Methods: A 72-year-old, right-handed man, who came to our observation because of a disabling tremor affecting mainly his upper right limb and refusing any invasive surgical procedure. Hi…
Combining split-and-merge and multi-seed region growing algorithms for uterine fibroid segmentation in MRgFUS treatments
2016
Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that can affect female patients during reproductive years. Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) represents a noninvasive approach that uses thermal ablation principles to treat symptomatic fibroids. During traditional treatment planning, uterus, fibroids, and surrounding organs at risk must be manually marked on MR images by an operator. After treatment, an operator must segment, again manually, treated areas to evaluate the non-perfused volume (NPV) inside the fibroids. Both pre- and post-treatment procedures are time-consuming and operator-dependent. This paper presents a novel method, based on an advanced direct region detection model, …
Thalamic parcellation for target identification in trans-cranial MR-guided Focused UltraSound (tcMRgFUS) thalamotomies: A preliminary probabilistic t…
2020
Terapia dei fibromi con ultrasuoni e RMN (FUS)
2013
Titolo corso: “Attualità in ginecologia e ostetricia 2013” Sede: Splendid Hotel La Torre - Palermo (PA) Data: 8 Marzo 2013 Intervento: Terapia dei fibromi con ultrasuoni e RMN (FUS) Relatore: Dott. Cesare Gagliardo
Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) for uterine fibroids: our experience on patients’ eligibility
2014
Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
Innovative ultrasound systems for preclinical studies: design and production of new instruments and set-ups for in vitro and in vivo experiments – Si…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
2017
Uterine fibroids, the most common benign tumor in women of childbearing age, may cause symptoms including pelvic pain, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pressure, urinary symptoms, and infertility. Various approaches are available to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids. Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) represents a recently introduced noninvasive safe and effective technique that can be performed without general anesthesia, in an outpatient setting. We review the principles of MRgFUS, describing patient selection criteria for the treatments performed at our center and we present a series of five selected patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids treated with this not y…