ArticleYonsei medical journal2019
Skull Factors Affecting Outcomes of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Patients with Essential Tremor.
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- Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor shows sustained efficacy: a meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2022Pooled it
- Outcome and Complications of MR Guided Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
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- Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery for Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2025Article
- The Role of Treatment-Related Parameters and Brain Morphology in the Lesion Volume of Magnetic-Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy in Patients with Tremor-Dominant Neurological Conditions.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor patients with low skull density ratio: a case-matched analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Gender disparity in access to advanced therapies for patients with Parkinson's disease: a retrospective real-word study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Delayed clinical response to focused ultrasound thalamotomy in essential tremor in a patient with suboptimal skull density ratio - A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Focused ultrasound for functional neurosurgery.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2022Review
- Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Affecting Tremor Relapse after MRgFUS Thalamotomy: A Case-Control Study.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Factors Associated with Energy Efficiency of Focused Ultrasound Through the Skull: A Study of 3D-Printed Skull Phantoms and Its Comparison with Clinical Experiences.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for the Treatment of Essential Tremor: A 2-Year Outcome Study of Chinese People.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Potential for use as a Novel Ablative Surgical Technique.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Factors Associated with Heating Efficiency in Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Therapy.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2020Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery With Autofocusing Echo Imaging.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeMagnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy has become a standard treatment for medically intractable essential tremor (ET). Skull density ratio (SDR) and skull volume in patients with ET are currently considered useful indicators of the successful application of MRgFUS. We compared the clinical outcomes of MRgFUS thalamotomy with SDR above 0.4 and 0.45. We also described patterns of SDR and skull volume in Korean patients with ET who were eligible to be screened for MRgFUS. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn screening 318 ET patients, we evaluated patterns of skull density and skull volume according to age and sex. Fifty patients with ET were treated with MRgFUS. We investigated the effects of SDR and skull volume on treatment parameters and the outcomes of ET.
resultsThe mean SDR of the 318 ET patients was 0.45±0.11, and that for skull volume was 315.74±40.95 cm³. The male patients had a higher SDR than female patients (
conclusionSDR varied widely from 0.11 to 0.73, and men had a higher SDR. Therapeutic parameters and clinical outcomes were not affected by SDR or skull volume.
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