MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation of lumbar medial branch nerve: Feasibility and safety study in a swine model.

CONCLUSIONS: Histological analysis of the in vivo studies confirmed thermal necrosis of the MB nerve could be achieved without damaging the spinal cord or adjacent nerve roots. MRgFUS did not cause changes in the animals' behaviour or ambulation. PMID: 27443328 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Hyperthermia - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Int J Hyperthermia Source Type: research