DOIM GR 1/18/24: MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: a New Incisionless Procedure

VCU DOIM Medical Grand Rounds, January 18, 2024
Title: MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: a New Incisionless Outpatient Procedure
Speakers: Paul Koch, M.D., Assistant Professor and Neurosurgeon, VCU Department of Neurosurgery
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand who may be a candidate for surgical treatment of tremor and when to refer to neurosurgery, or movement disorder neurologist.
2. Understand the key differences between Deep Brain Stimulation and Focused Ultrasound.
3. Understand who is a good candidate for Focused Ultrasound.