SUMMARY: The aim of this update is to review the limitations of current landmark-based targeting techniques of the ventral intermediate nucleus and demonstrate the role of emerging imaging techniques that are relevant for both magnetic resonance guided high intensity focused …
SUMMARY: For The zona incerta (ZI) direct in vivo visualization and characterization has remained elusive. We demonstrate that high resolution (submillimetric) longitudinal (T1) relaxometry measurements at high magnetic field strength (7 T) can be used to delineate the ZI from …
SUMMARY: A comprehensive approach to address all the major products currently on the market in order to provide physicians with the ability to determine when an MRI can be performed for each type of device implant. Guidelines and recommendations for …
SUMMARY: Neuroimaging has advanced the field of deep brain stimulation through improvements in delineation of anatomy, and, more recently, application of brain connectomics. Older lesion-derived, localizationist theories of these conditions have evolved to newer, network-based “circuitopathies,” aided by the ability …
SUMMARY: Unpredictable postoperative lead rotations have been reported. The extent and timing of rotation from the surgically intended alignment remain uncertain, as does the time point at which directional stimulation can be safely initiated without risking unexpected shifts in stimulation …
SUMMARY: The OAO2 3D images (cone beam CT) provide limited tissue contrast, which may reduce the accuracy of fusion to a preoperative targeting MRI for planning awake deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgeries. We retrospectively analyzed in 27 patients the discrepancy …
SUMMARY: 20 DBS patients underwent a preoperative non-stereotactic 3 Tesla MRI, stereotactic 1.5 Tesla MRI, stereotactic O-arm iCBCT, postimplantation O-arm iCBCT, and postoperative conventional multidetector computed tomography (CT) scan. We compared stereotactic (X, Y, and Z) coordinates of the anterior …
SUMMARY: This study aimed to evaluate in 80 patients the safety and feasibility of using the Medtronic O-arm device for the acquisition of intraoperative stereotactic imaging, targeting, and localization of DBS electrodes compared with standard stereotactic MRI or computed tomography …
SUMMARY: The authors aimed to assess the anti-tic effect of deep slow nasal respiration with tight lip closure in patients with Tics. They instructed the patients to perform the procedure for 120 s and to obtain a video recording of …
SUMMARY: Psychiatric neurosurgery has resurfaced over the past two decades. Little is known, however, about current public opinions, expectations, hopes, and concerns over this evolution in neurotechnology, particularly given the controversial history of psychosurgery. To fill this knowledge gap, we …