Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Sep 2022
Initial experience with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound stereotactic surgery for central brain lesions in young adults.
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an incisionless procedure capable of thermoablation through the focus of multiple acoustic beams. Although MRgFUS is currently approved for the treatment of tremor in adults, its safety and feasibility profile for intracranial lesions in the pediatric and young adult population remains unknown. ⋯ This experience demonstrates that FUS thermoablation of centrally located brain lesions in adolescents and young adults can be performed safely and that it provides therapeutic benefit for associated symptoms.