Precision Neuroimaging for MRgFUS in Neurological Disorders

Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) is an innovative, minimally invasive therapeutic approach that enables precise interventions for various neurological conditions, primarily essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, as well as certain psychiatric disorders and neuropathic pain, with a developing role in drug delivery through controlled blood-brain barrier opening.

The effectiveness of MRgFUS significantly depends on precise neuroimaging to optimize patient selection, pre-intervention planning, and post-intervention follow-up. The potential of specific imaging biomarkers to stratify patients, predict treatment outcomes and long-term monitor the conditions are areas that remain insufficiently explored.
This Research Topic emphasizes the pivotal role of neuroimaging techniques in enhancing the safety, accuracy, and effectiveness of strategies tailored to MRgFUS.

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This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
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• Original Research
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Keywords: Neuroimaging, Magnetic Resonance, MRgFUS, Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's disease, Focused Ultrasound Surgery

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