Abstract #0313

FLAWS imaging improves depiction of the thalamic subregions for DBS planning in epileptic patients

Elise Bannier^1,2, Giulio Gambarota^3,4, Jean-Christophe Ferré^1,2, Tobias Kober^5,6,7, Anca Nica⁸, Stephan Chabardes⁹, and Claire Haegelen^3,4,10

¹Radiology, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France, ²VISAGES ERL U-1228, Univ Rennes, Inria, CNRS, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Rennes, France, ³LTSI, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France, ⁴U1099, INSERM, Rennes, France, ⁵Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology, Siemens Healthcare AG, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁶Radiology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁷Signal Processing Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁸Neurology, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France, ⁹Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ¹⁰Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France

Accurate localization of the thalamic subregions is of paramount importance for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) planning. Current MRI protocols use T2 and Gadolinium-enhanced T1 images, to visualize both the basal ganglia and the vessels, in order to define the electrode trajectory and target. This study shows the usefulness of Fluid and White Matter Suppression, i.e. FLAWS imaging, in eleven drug-resistant epileptic patients for preoperative Deep Brain Stimulation planning and anterior thalamic nucleus targeting.

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