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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Seung-Schik Yoo, Wellesley, MA (US);
Alexander Bystritsky, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Nathan McDannold, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Ferenc A. Jolesz, Brookline, MA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A system comprises an ultrasound subsystem and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) subsystem. The ultrasound subsystem applies pulses of focused ultrasound having one or more parameters to an identified location in a subject that is to receive treatment. The parameters are determined in accordance with a magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment plan. The MRI subsystem acquires functional image data corresponding to the identified location concurrently with the applied pulses of focused ultrasound. The MRI subsystem obtains a reconstructed series of functional images of the subject using the functional image data. The functional images are indicative of a first region within the identified location in which neuronal activity has been modified by the applied pulses. The system is configured to adjust one or more parameters of the MRgFUS treatment plan using the reconstructed series of functional images.