Treating patients with movement disorders using MRI-guided focused ultrasound: recent developments and challenges

MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is being considered in the treatment of movement disorders like essential tremor and Parkinson's disease and has shown promising preliminary results both in terms of effectiveness and safety. However, several technical challenges have come to light that mu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Research and Reports in Focused Ultrasound 2015-08, Vol.3, p.5
Hauptverfasser:	Tierney, Travis, Field, Wesley, Selvakumar, Tharakeswari, Hayes, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cavitation FDA approval Magnetic fields Neurology Neurosurgery NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Parkinson's disease Patients Ratios Ultrasonic imaging
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