Artur Vetkas, Alexandre Boutet, Can Sarica, Jurgen Germann, Dave Gwun, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Hyun Ho Jung, Afnan Alkhotani, Nardin Samuel, Stefan Lang, Christopher R Conner, Gavin J B Elias, Cletus Cheyuo, Clement Chow, Brendan Santyr, Christian Iorio-Morin, Andrew Z Yang, Carolina Candeias da Silva, Alfonso Fasano, Suneil K Kalia, Andres M Lozano
OBJECTIVE: The use of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the treatment of tremor-related disorders and other novel indications has been limited by guidelines advocating treatment of patients with a skull density ratio (SDR) above 0.45 ± 0.05 despite reports of successful outcomes in patients with a low SDR (LSDR). The authors' goal was to retrospectively analyze the sonication strategies, adverse effects, and clinical and imaging outcomes in patients with SDR ≤ 0...
September 1, 2023: Journal of Neurosurgery