New MRI technology enables life-changing surgery for epilepsy patients

New scans enable life-changing surgery for epilepsy patients

A breakthrough imaging technique is transforming the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy by enabling doctors to pinpoint elusive brain lesions. At Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in the UK, ultra-powerful MRI scanners are now identifying subtle differences in brain tissue that were previously undetectable, prompting a reassessment of treatment plans for 58% of patients in a recent study. One study participant, Amanda—a medication-resistant …

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New MRI technology enables life-changing surgery for epilepsy patients

A new technique has enabled ultra-powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to identify tiny differences in patients' brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy.

New scanner technique may offer hope for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

The method could result in more people with the condition being eligible for life-changing surgery.

Revolutionary MRI Tech Unmasks Hidden Brain Lesions and Transforms Epilepsy Treatment

A new imaging technique is helping ultra-powerful MRI scanners detect tiny differences in the brains of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. In a groundbreaking study, doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge used this approach to identify hidden brain lesions, allowing them to offer patients surgery that could cure their condition. 7T MRI scanners, named for their [...]

Cambridge team uses powerful new MRI scans to enable life-changing surgery in first for adults with epilepsy - Scientific Inquirer

A new technique has enabled ultra-powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to identify tiny differences in patients’ brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy. In the first study to use this approach, it has allowed doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, to offer the patients surgery to cure their condition. Previously, 7T MRI scanners – so called because they operate using a 7 Tesla magnetic field, more than double the str…