MR Guided Focused Ultrasound
What is MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment?
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is studying the safety and feasibility of magnetic resonance (MR) guided focused ultrasound technology - an incision-free technique- to treat centrally located brain tumors in children and young adults.
MR guided focused ultrasound is an approved therapy for adults with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
The Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute project is an investigational device exemption (IDE) study of the use of focused ultrasound for the treatment of benign intracranial tumors in patients between 8 and 22 years of age. The research study, which began in 2017, has so far treated five patients ranging from 15 to 22 years of age.
What happens during the procedure?
MR guided focused ultrasound is performed using the InSightec Exablate Neuro system. The procedure takes place entirely in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite under general anesthesia. Using MRI imaging, one thousand high intensity ultrasound sources are focused precisely on the target tissue in the brain. MRI provides high-resolution visualization of the brain as well as near real-time monitoring of tissue changes caused by the treatment. This technology allows surgeons to precisely heat and destroy the target tumor, without opening the scalp, skull or injuring the surrounding healthy brain tissue.
Who is a candidate for MR guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment?
This experimental use of focused ultrasound is being conducted under an FDA-approved research study funded by Nicklaus Children's Hospital, with support from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. The study is intended for patients between the ages of 8 and 22 years of age with benign tumors (such as astrocytoma or hypothalamic hamartoma) of the central regions of the brain.
For more information on this research study and to learn more visit: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03028246
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diciembre 03, 2021 – Parece un protocolo médico sacado de una película de ciencia ficción: un tumor cerebral prolijamente extirpado con una forma de cirugía sin incisiones. Cinco pacientes se han sometido a un ultrasonido focalizado guiado por RM en Nicklaus Children's con resultados favorables. La mayoría pudo regresar a casa poco después de sus cirugías con una disminución de convulsiones y síntomas.
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital is studying the safety and feasibility of magnetic resonance (MR) guided focused ultrasound technology - an incision-free technique- to treat centrally located brain tumors in children and young adults.