| Literature DB >> 30561246 |
Cesare Gagliardo1, Massimo Midiri1, Roberto Cannella1, Alessandro Napoli2, Paul Wragg3, Giorgio Collura1,4, Maurizio Marrale4, Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta1, Carlo Catalano2, Roberto Lagalla1.
Abstract
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound is one of the emerging non-invasive technologies offering both image guidance and thermal monitoring. In recent years transcranial application of this technology is starting to impact heavily the neuroscience field. We present here the imaging protocol and the technological methods successfully used with a transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound system certified for clinical treatments of functional neurological disorders, integrated for the first time with a 1.5T magnetic resonance scanner. Compared to the body radiofrequency coil (the one commonly used with transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound system integrated with 3T magnetic resonance scanners), the use of a dedicated two channel coil enabled a signal-to-noise ratio gain up to five times higher.Entities:
Keywords: Brain; high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation; interventional magnetic resonance imaging; minimally invasive surgical procedures; stereotactic techniques
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30561246 PMCID: PMC6410451 DOI: 10.1177/1971400918818743
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiol J ISSN: 1971-4009