Technical Principles and Clinical Workflow of Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound

pay.thelady61 shared this article with you from Inoreader Technical Principles and Clinical Workflow of Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Via American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a rapidly developing technology in neuroscience for manipulating brain structure and function without open surgery. The effectiveness of transcranial MRgFUS for thermoablation is well established, and the technique is actively employed worldwide for movement disorders including essential tremor. A growing number of centers are also investigating the potential of microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound-induced opening of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for targeted drug deli very to the brain. Here, we provide a technical overview of the principles, clinical workflow, and operator considerations of transcranial MRgFUS procedures for both thermoablation and BBB opening. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.