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- Title
Electrophysiological validation of STN-SNr boundary depicted by susceptibility-weighted MRI.
- Authors
McEvoy, J.; Ughratdar, Ismail; Schwarz, S.; Basu, S.
- Abstract
Background: Direct targeting of subthalamic nucleus (STN) without secondary electrophysiological verification during deep brain stimulation (DBS) is replacing atlas-based indirect targeting techniques. Recent groups have reported increased contrast and better delineation of STN and substantia nigra (SNr) in susceptibility-weighted imaging protocols (SWI). We aim to validate the STN-SNr boundary seen in MRI- SWI by correlating with intraoperative microelectrode recordings (MER) as a part of developing a multi-contrast DBS MRI planning protocol. Methods: Prospective service evaluation involving electrophysiological verification by correlation of MER trajectory and STN-SNr boundary seen in SWI in seven consecutive patients undergoing DBS surgery were analyzed. The angle of inclination of the STN-SNr boundary and DBS trajectory in the coronal plane were calculated. Considering 4-mm dispersion of a coronal 3 MER array, we predicted, measured, and correlated the depths at which each electrode engaged the boundary. Results: All central microelectrodes identified the STN-SNr boundary within 1 mm of the predicted depth with 100 % accuracy. Ninety percent of the lateral MER identified the STN-SNr boundary as predicted from SWI and angle of the encounter of the MER front. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that STN morphology can be depicted using SWI MRI and coincides reliably with the electrophysiological MER boundary. Thus, this imaging modality can be used to refine STN direct targeting protocols in DBS surgery for PD.
- Subjects
SUBTHALAMIC nucleus; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; DEEP brain stimulation; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY
- Publication
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2015, Vol 157, Issue 12, p2129
- ISSN
0001-6268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-015-2615-1