A new device to improve target localization for transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate identification of cranial midline structures is essential for many targeting techniques that use repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), including the Beam F3 method used for depression treatment.

Objective

Evaluate whether a novel, laser-sighted device will assist with more accurate identification of the cranial midline relative to standard scalp-based measurement procedures.

Methods

Three trained TMS technicians performed repeated scalp-based measurements to identify the inion and vertex on five subjects (n = 54 measurements). Measurements were compared to points identified with the midline localizer device and the true midline as defined by MRI midline structures.

Results

Use of the midline localizer was more accurate for mid

SUBMITTER: Trapp NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7041559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature