A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with an implanted vagus nerve stimulation system.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an effective adjunctive treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and difficult-to-treat depression (DTD). More than 125.000 patients have been implanted with VNS Therapy® System (LivaNova PLC) since initial approval. Patients with DRE often require magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain during the course of their disease. VNS Therapy System devices are labeled to allow MRI under certain conditions; however, there are no published comprehensive articles about the real-world experience using MRI in patients with implanted VNS devices.

Methods

A systematic review in accordance with PRISMA statement was performed using PubMed database. Full-length articles reporting MRI (1.5 T or 3 T scanner) of patients with implanted VNS for D

SUBMITTER: Fetzer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376717 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature