Abstract #2329

Direct Visualization of Surgical DBS Targets Using High-Field (7T) MRI

Noam Harel¹, Essa Yacoub², Kamil Ugurbil², Aviva Abosch³

¹Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; ²Radiology , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; ³Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment involving the implantation of an electrode in the brain, is used for the treatment of patients with movement disorders. The success of this surgical technique is critically dependent on precise placement of the DBS electrode into the target structure. However, current clinical imaging methods lack the sensitivity for resolving and visualizing of the DBS target.