A review of the current therapies, challenges, and future directions of transcranial focused ultrasound technology: advances in diagnosis and treatment
Importance Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound ablation has been
approved for the treatment of refractory essential tremor and is being studied for other …
approved for the treatment of refractory essential tremor and is being studied for other …
Role of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex in obsessive-compulsive disorder: converging evidence from cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric neurosurgery
RA McGovern, SA Sheth - Journal of neurosurgery, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Advances in understanding the neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorders
will improve the ability to refine neuromodulatory procedures for treatment-refractory …
will improve the ability to refine neuromodulatory procedures for treatment-refractory …
A unified functional network target for deep brain stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Background Multiple deep brain stimulation (DBS) targets have been proposed for treating
intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, we investigated whether stimulation …
intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, we investigated whether stimulation …
The relevance of skull density ratio in selecting candidates for transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound
OBJECTIVE Transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a minimally invasive
treatment for movement disorders. Considerable interpatient variability in skull transmission …
treatment for movement disorders. Considerable interpatient variability in skull transmission …
Opening the blood-brain barrier with MR imaging–guided focused ultrasound: Preclinical testing on a trans–human skull porcine model
Y Huang, R Alkins, ML Schwartz, K Hynynen - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To develop and test a protocol in preparation for a clinical trial on opening the
blood-brain barrier (BBB) with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided focused …
blood-brain barrier (BBB) with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided focused …
Cost‐effectiveness of focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and DBS for essential tremor
VK Ravikumar, JJ Parker, TS Hornbeck… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Essential tremor remains a very common yet medically refractory condition. A
recent phase 3 study demonstrated that magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound …
recent phase 3 study demonstrated that magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound …
Focused ultrasound–mediated noninvasive blood-brain barrier modulation: preclinical examination of efficacy and safety in various sonication parameters
OBJECTIVE The application of pharmacological therapeutics in neurological disorders is
limited by the ability of these agents to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused …
limited by the ability of these agents to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused …
Unilateral magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound pallidotomy for Parkinson disease
YC Na, WS Chang, HH Jung, EJ Kweon, JW Chang - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Unilateral pallidotomy has been accepted as an efficacious treatment for Parkinson disease
(PD) compared with medical therapies. 1 Currently, magnetic resonance–guided focused …
(PD) compared with medical therapies. 1 Currently, magnetic resonance–guided focused …
Focused ultrasound thalamotomy for refractory essential tremor: a Japanese multicenter single-arm study
K Abe, S Horisawa, T Yamaguchi, H Hori… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Several feasibility studies and a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial
have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of unilateral transcranial magnetic resonance …
have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of unilateral transcranial magnetic resonance …
[HTML][HTML] Focused ultrasound for essential tremor: review of the evidence and discussion of current hurdles
Background While there is no breakthrough progress in the medical treatment of essential
tremor (ET), in the past decades several remarkable achievements happened in the surgical …
tremor (ET), in the past decades several remarkable achievements happened in the surgical …