A First for Focused Ultrasound Surgery
June 27, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Surgeons at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami have used MRI guided, focused ultrasound to ablate a benign hypothalamic hamartoma brain tumor in a 21 year old patient who suffered from epileptic seizures. MRI guidance provides the targeting; ultrasound destroys the tumor by generating heat. The patient was able to leave the hospital almost immediately and resumed normal activities. MORE
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