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Computer-assisted Image-guided Interventions

Prof. Dr. Andreas Melzer

Project Coordination

Prof. Dr. Andreas Melzer

Partners

    Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Leipzig, Department of Neurology
    Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT)

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NEURO-MODULATION USING MRI-GUIDED LIGHT INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND

In cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Neurosciences and the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT) in St. Ingbert, the possibilities of the application of Focused Ultrasound (FUS) for neuromodulation and neurostimulation are investigated.

The aim is to use MR-guided Light Intensity Focused Ultrasound to non-invasively modulate certain areas of the brain in order to treat e. g. strokes, addictions and chronic obsessive-compulsive disorder.