The MRI-assisted method enables doctors to reach more remote areas of the brain.
Australia’s The Alfred It is the first hospital in Victoria to adopt laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy surgeries.
The innovative MRI-assisted method allows doctors to reach more remote areas of the brain, aiming to eliminate lesions that cause epilepsy.
A fiber optic laser is introduced into the brain, with the patient positioned inside an MRI machine that offers continuous updates about both the brain activity and the laser’s temperature.