Neuroanatomy
Insightec Firsts
MRI Physics
What the 'Fus'
Future Indications
100

The human skull is composed of three layers - the bone marrow surrounded by the inner and outer this.

What is table or cortex?

100

This center performed the first MRgFUS neuro procedure in the USA.

What is UVA?

100

The measure of magnetic strength of an MRI

What is Tesla?

100

While the power to the system was fine, the excessive modulation nearly caused Dr. X to blow a ____?

What is fuse?

100

In 2019, an estimated 10.1 million Americans misused these types of pain relievers, some leading to addiction which may some day be treatable through FUS neuromodulation or ablation. 

What are opiods?

200

Lines along which the bones of the calvaria fuse together. 

What are sutures?

200

Generally benign, this affliction was the first application to be approved by the FDA.

What are uterine fibroids?

200

Open your eyes when you experience a wrap artifact (seen here) and try to increase this, abbreviated FoV.

What is field of view?

200

Type of pasta seen here

What is fusilli?

200

Affecting 3.4 million Americans including almost half a million children, this disease causes interruptions in normal brain activity that can lead to seizures.  

What is epilepsy? 

300

Egg-shaped structure in the middle of the brain known as a relay station of all incoming motor and sensory information.

What is the thalamus?

300

Less than 200 miles from Middle America (the geographic center of the contiguous US), St. Mary's Hospital, in this city, was the first to perform a patient coming through Tremor Program Services.

What is Nebraska City?

300

This element is responsible for the signal in an MRI. 

What is hydrogen?

300

Soak in liquid to extract the flavor

What is infuse?

300

This seahorse shaped structure is critical for learning and memory and is a primary target for Alzheimer's FUS treatments. 

What is the hippocampus?

400

Not the correct target when performing brain surgery on a Martian, a lesion which extends into this structure could cause balance issues. 


What is the red nucleus?

400

Original logo (1892) of the first company to partner it's MRI systems with Insightec transducers.

What is GE?

400

Don't think horses - RF noise in the MRI room will lead to this type of artifact.

What is zebra (also acceptable is zipper). 

400

To bewilder or perplex

What is confuse?

400

Using high intensity ultrasound pulses for mechanical tissue ablation through induced bubble cavitation.

What is histotripsy?

500
White matter structure composed of bundles of myelinated fibers through which information passes that connects the cerebral hemispheres with subcortical structures.  

What is the internal capsule?

500

Insightec's first employee and founder Kobi Vortman (and many since) graducated from this Israeli University, the MIT of Israel.

What is Technion?

500

The rate of precession of the magnetic moment of the proton around the external magnetic field. It increases with increasing magnetic strength.

What is the Larmor frequency?

500

To make so confused as to be difficult to understand

What is obfuscate?

500

Also known as grade IV astrocytoma, patients with this aggressive brain cancer may see benefit from targeted BBB-opening assisted drug delivery.

What is glioblastoma?