Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Potential for use as a Novel Ablative Surgical Technique

Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Potential for use as a Novel Ablative Surgical Technique

Surgical treatment for psychiatric disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression, using ablative techniques, such as cingulotomy and capsulotomy, have historically been controversial for a number of scientific, social, and ethical reasons. Recently, with the elucidation of an...

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Main Authors: Kyung Won Chang, Hyun Ho Jung, Jin Woo Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation
gamma knife surgery
magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound
obsessive-compulsive disorder
psychosurgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.640832/full

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