MRI-guided laser ablation therapy: a minimally invasive option to treat tumors and epilepsy
Lasers are being used to ablate brain tumors and epileptic foci. In this episode, Dr. Rune Rasmussen, a neurosurgeon from Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, describes how MRI-guided laser ablation therapy works. How do they ablate a particular region without destroying the rest of the brain tissue? What are the indications for therapy? Why is it an advantage? Guest: Dr. Rune Rasmussen MD PhD Head of stereotactic surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Host: Pardis Zarifkar, MD Image of laser ablation therapy: Medtronic