MR-guided Focused Ultrasound: a New Generation Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor and Neuropathic Pain

Overview

Journal Interv Neuroradiol

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Neurology

Date 2014 Jul 1

PMID 24976088

Citations 19

Authors

Pawel Piotr Dobrakowski

Agnieszka Kamila Machowska-Majchrzak

Beata Labuz-Roszak

Krzysztof Grzegorz Majchrzak

Ewa Kluczewska

Krystyna Barbara Pierzchala

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Abstract

The application of high intense focused ultrasound (HIFU) is currently the subject of many experimental and clinical trials. The combination of HIFU with MRI guidance known as MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) appears to be particularly promising to ablate tissues located deep in the brain. The method can be the beginning of interventional neurology and an important alternative to neurosurgery. Studies conducted to date show the effectiveness of the method both in chronic diseases and in emergency cases. The safety and effectiveness of this method have been observed in parkinsonian and essential tremor as well as in neuropathic pain. The procedure does not require anaesthesia. Ionizing radiation is not used and there is no risk of cumulative dose. Such advantages may result in low complication rates and medical justification for further development of MRgFUS.

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