Neurosurgery

New neurosurgery study findings have been published by S. Raoul and colleagues

Published in Medical Imaging Week, January 26th, 2008

According to recent research from France, "Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be an effective treatment for various types of movement disorders. High-frequency stimulation is applied to specific brain targets through an implanted quadripolar lead connected to a pulse generator."

"These leads can be used for creating lesions in the brain. The experimental study reported here was designed to examine the electrical parameters that could be used to create reproducible therapeutic lesions in the brain. Egg whites were used to measure the relationship between the electrical parameters (current and voltage) applied through the DBS electrode and the size of...

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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2008-01-26)

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