Trial Shows InSightec's Tremor Therapy Could Improve With Better Imaging
Executive Summary
Results of a small clinical trial of tractography-based ventral intermediate nucleus-targeting suggest this MRI-based imaging approach could help improve the outcomes of focused ultrasound brain intervention with InSightec's Exablate Neuro system for the noninvasive treatment of essential tremor.
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