Sara Rinaldo, Roberto Cilia, Valentina Leta, Mariarosaria Gammone, Nico Golfrè Andreasi, Fabiana Colucci, Arianna Braccia, Roberta Telese, Marco Fusar Poli, Vincenzo Levi, Luigi Michele Antonio Romito, Francesco Ghilemetti, Elena De Martin, Maria Luisa Fumagalli, Francesca Epifani, Sara Prioni, Paolo Amami, Sylvie Piacentini, Antonio Emanuele Elia, Grazia Devigili, Vittoria Nazzi, Elisa Francesca Maria Ciceri, Mario Stanziano, Marina Grisoli, Valentina Caldiera, Marisa Catotti, Francesco DiMeco, Giacomina Clara Moreschi, Roberto Eleopra
MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) lesioning is an innovative, safe and effective treatment which provides an innovative development in the field of minimally invasive stereotactic neurosurgery. Based on the application of focused ultrasound energy under full MR planning and thermal imaging control, unilateral lesioning of the thalamus, subthalamic nucleus, and globus pallidus is indicated for the treatment of movement disorders, including essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, and dystonia. We started to apply this technique in February 2019 for the treatment of patients with movement disorders...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology