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MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Patients with Medically-refractory Essential Tremor
 

MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Patients with Medically-refractory Essential Tremor

Article DOI: 10.3791/56365
December 13th, 2017

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Summary December 13th, 2017

High-intensity MRI guided focused ultrasound is an emerging noninvasive technique to precisely ablate brain tissue. It has been shown to be safe and effective in treating medically-refractory essential tremor. This article describes the protocol for thalamotomy from patient selection to equipment setup to post-treatment follow-up.

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