Compatibility of Standard Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Investigational Microburst Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy with fMRI.

ABSTRACT: Vagus nerve stimulation devices are conditionally approved for MR imaging with stimulation turned off, and the requirement to modify the stimulation settings may be a barrier to scanning in some radiology practices. There is increasing interest in studying the effects of stimulation during MR imaging/fMRI. This study evaluated the safety of standard and investigational microburst vagus nerve stimulation therapies during MR imaging/fMRI. A prospective, multicenter study was conducted in patients with an investigational vagus nerve stimulation device that delivered either standard or investigational microburst vagus nerve stimulation. Thirty participants underwent sequential MR imaging and fMRI scans, encompassing 188 total hours of scan time (62.7 hours with standard vagus nerve stimulation

SUBMITTER: Middlebrooks EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11383398 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature