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Abstract #0872

Wide-Bore MRI Guided DBS Surgery: Initial Experience

Karl K Vigen 1 , Deborah Rusy 2 , Laura Buyan-Dent 3 , Nancy L Ninman 3 , and Karl A Sillay 4,5

1 Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 2 Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 3 Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 4 Semmes-Murphy Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, TN, United States, 5 Neurosurgery and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, United States

MRI-guided surgery for deep-brain stimulator (DBS) placement has emerged as a promising alternative for conventional awake DBS surgery. We report initial experience and the targeting accuracy of the procedure in an initial cohort of patients using a 70-cm bore MRI system in a purposely designed MR-OR suite.

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