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====== 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging Indications ====== | ====== 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging Indications ====== | ||
- | In a Consensus/ | + | [[7 Tesla magnetic resonance |
- | Middlebrooks et al. | + | |
- | from the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville; | + | |
- | published in the Journal of Neurosurgery | + | |
- | to provide multi‑institutional expert consensus on the technical use and clinical applications of 7‑Tesla MRI for planning and targeting in deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. | + | |
- | 7T MRI offers significantly improved visualization of DBS targets (subthalamic nucleus, GPi, thalamus) due to higher spatial resolution, contrast, and signal‑to‑noise. The authors outline standardized | + | |
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- | ===== Critical appraisal ===== | + | |
- | * **Strengths** | + | |
- | – Based on extensive real‑world experience from over 1 000 7T DBS cases across several leading centers. | + | |
- | – Offers concrete, reproducible imaging protocols and pre/ | + | |
- | – Addresses key technical challenges—distortion, | + | |
- | – Multi‑institutional input improves generalizability beyond a single‑center bias. | + | |
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- | * **Weaknesses** | + | |
- | – No quantitative outcome data—no randomized or controlled series comparing 7T vs. standard 1.5/3T for clinical endpoints. | + | |
- | – Potential selection bias: centers with 7T access likely had advanced infrastructure and specialized workflow. | + | |
- | – Financial and logistical feasibility (cost, scanner availability, | + | |
- | – Lacks standardized safety/ | + | |
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- | ===== Final verdict ===== | + | |
- | **Score**: 7/10 | + | |
- | Provides a robust technical roadmap, but lack of corroborating clinical effectiveness data tempers its impact. | + | |
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- | ===== Takeaway for the practicing neurosurgeon ===== | + | |
- | If you have access to a 7T MRI and multidisciplinary expertise, leveraging the recommended protocols can enhance anatomical targeting precision for DBS. But understand that clinical outcome superiority over standard MRI remains unproven to date. | + | |
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- | ===== Bottom line ===== | + | |
- | Valuable consensus protocol on integrating 7T MRI into DBS workflows; rigorous, yet pending demonstration of outcome advantage and cost‑effectiveness. | + | |
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- | **Title**: Multi‑institutional recommendations on the use of 7T MRI in deep brain stimulation | + | |
- | **Citation**: | + | |
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- | **Categories**: | + | |
- | **Tags**: 7T MRI, deep brain stimulation, | + | |