FDA-Approved Ultrasound Can Now Ablate Brain Tissue With No Incision

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"So ultrasound right now, transcranial magnetic guide— magnetic resonance guided focus ultrasound. So this, this is an FDA-approved method to deliver an ablation to the brain noninvasively. There are researchers, myself included, that are trying to use transcranial magnetic guided— magnetic resonance guided focus ultrasound, or MRI-guided focus ultrasound. I actually do it routinely, um, for patients with tremor with Parkinson's or essential tremor. And so, um, I, I love doing it. It's often just kind of a miracle because there's no incision."

Dr. Halpern revealed that MRI-guided focused ultrasound is now FDA-approved and being used routinely to ablate brain tissue for tremor without any surgical incision. The technology can precisely heat and destroy targeted brain regions non-invasively. While currently approved only for tremor, researchers are exploring its use for psychiatric conditions, addiction, and eating disorders, potentially revolutionizing brain surgery.