The Accuracy of Direct Targeting Using Fusion of MR and CT Imaging for Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Fadi AlmahariqGoran SedmakVladimira VuletićDomagoj DlakaDarko OreškovićPetar MarčinkovićMarina RaguzDarko Chudy

Published in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2021)

Our results confirm that direct targeting of an STN on stereotactic CT merged with MRI could be a valid method for placement the DBS electrode. The magnitude of our targeting error is comparable with the reported errors when using MER and other direct targeting approaches.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
contrast enhanced
parkinson disease
cancer therapy
obsessive compulsive disorder
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
image quality
small cell lung cancer
drug delivery
diffusion weighted imaging