Focused Ultrasound Rays Converge Deep in the Brain of a Patient (IMAGE)

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Focused Ultrasound Rays Converge Deep in the Brain of a Patient

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An image taken by doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows focused ultrasound rays converging deep in the brain of a patient during an investigational therapy. In order to stop hand tremor in this patient, more than one thousand rays converged, gradually heating up to 150 degrees, causing a tiny lesion in selected cells. That lesion short-circuits the part of the brain causing the tremor. See how it works here: bit.ly/1PVVwmB

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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