24
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2024
Primary Completion Date
February 28, 2028
Study Completion Date
February 28, 2028
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation
3-D tractography Vim-FUSA -D tractography Vim-FUSA will be carried out as follows: (a) head shaving and placement of the stereotactic frame (Integra radionics frame, Integra Lifesciences, NJ, USA) secured to the skull with transcutaneous screws; (b) positioning on the procedure table and placement of the ultrasound transducer; (c) acquisition of conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and co-registration with the CT head and 3-D tractography imaging acquired pre-surgically; (d) exploration of the target area with subtherapeutic sonications; (e) intraoperative monitoring with clinical testing of tremor and side effects with a standardized protocol. (f) Therapeutic sonications in the target area to deliver definitive ablation followed by clinical testing of tremor and side effects with a standardized protocol as described in section (e).
RECRUITING
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
OTHER
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER