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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
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Also known as: iMRI, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital offers an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) system to support its renowned Brain Institute in providing treatment of children requiring surgery for brain tumors or medically resistant epilepsy. The hospital became the first pediatric facility in Florida to offer this leading-edge equipment. It brings MRI technology – recognized as the “gold standard” in differentiating between healthy and abnormal brain tissue—directly into the surgical suite to enhance surgical effectiveness and safety.
The iMRI supports the hospital’s neurosurgeons in maximizing resection of abnormal brain tissue. Studies demonstrate that use of an iMRI improves safety and effectiveness of surgery, offering the best possible neurosurgical results in the hands of an experienced surgical team.
The iMRI (the IMRIS Surgical Theatre) is attached to a ceiling-mounted track system that brings the MRI directly to the child in the surgical suite, as needed. The high-resolution magnetic resonance images provide surgeons with a view of the affected area in real-time to determine if the targeted area is thoroughly treated or if surgical plans need to be adjusted before procedure completion.
When not in use, the iMRI is housed in a separate imaging suite, where it can be used for MRI procedures for hospital inpatients requiring post-anesthesia monitoring. The iMRI is integrated with the hospital’s Brainlab Cranial neuro-navigation application in the operating suite. This technology provides surgeons with “GPS-like guidance” within the brain.
This page was last updated on: February 05, 2020 08:56 AM
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery Program ranked 22 in the nation and the best in Florida by U.S. News & World Report
May 29, 2017 – Nearly 5,000 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year. Now new technology is helping doctors remove these tumors and save children from additional surgery.
The term brain tumor refers to an unusual growth of tissue seen in the brain irrespective of the nature and cause of the growth.
Childhood epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes an infant or a child to have repeated seizures over time. Seizures, also known as convulsions, are episodes in which brain activity is disturbed, causing changes in attention or behavior.
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of a “brain pacemaker” that sends electrical impulses, via implanted electrodes to specific parts of the brain for treatment of movement disorders.
A brain magnetic resonance imaging test is a medical procedure used to take pictures of the brain. It differs from CT scans in that it does not use radiation.