Procedure
For determining eligibility, this type of visit must be completed.
What is a consult?
This is the main FDA-approved indication for TMS.
What is severe, treatment-refractory major depressive disorder?
Based on the type of energy used in TMS treatment, this type of material, which could potentially be in the body, is the biggest consideration for contraindications.
What is magnet-sensitive metal?
This percentage of patients have a RESPONSE to TMS treatment.
What is 1/3rd?
This brain region is target in TMS treatment.
What is the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?
Movement in this body part is used to determine the proper treatment location.
What is the right thumb?
This is the condition for which the FDA has approved BrainsWay deep TMS.
What is OCD?
Because this distance represents the area of the magnetic field, patients cannot have implanted metal within this distance from the treatment coil.
What is 30 cm?
This percentage of patients achieve REMISSION with TMS treatment.
What is 1/3?
This is the primary function of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?
What is executive functioning?
In isolating movement of the right thumb, this particular hand muscle is activated.
What is the abductor pollicis brevis?
This is the minimum PHQ9 score needed to classify as severe depression.
What is 20?
This type of cardiac device is a contraindication to TMS.
What is a pacemaker?
In a meta-analysis of 34 RTCs of TMS vs sham treatment, this was the effect size of treatment.
What is 0.55?
This is the magnetic strength of the TMS coil, approximately equal to that of an MRI machine.
What is 1.5-3 Tesla?
This is the percent of MT used during the treatment.
Most insurance companies require at least this number of medication trials.
What is 4?
This type of a make up can be problematic for TMS treatment.
What are face tattoos (permanent make up) with ferromagnetic materials?
Studies of theta-burst TMS demonstrated safety in delivering the treatment in this number of minutes.
What is 3?
The DLPFC is approximately this distance anterior to the primary motor strip.
What is 5-5.5 cm?
This is the total number of pulses delivered during a treatment session.
What is 3000?
Although most insurance companies have an age requirement of 18, this insurance company recently raised theirs to 21.
What is Aetna?
This physiological condition, specific to females, is NOT a contraindication to TMS.
In contrast to ECT, studies have shown that TMS is not associated with this cognitive side effect.
What is memory loss?
In contrast to the figure 8 coils of regular TMS, deep TMS uses this type of coil.
What is an H coil?