They're polarized, they line up in one direction. Of course the patient feels nothing when you do this, then they release the radio frequency pulse and that generates some energy, a magnetic field. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The blister is weak and can rupture causing paralysis, coma, or death. The advantages of stereotactic therapy is we can remove all of the tumor detected by CT or MRI and can have a functioning, happy patient afterward.
Quality of life is improved.
We cannot take out that abnormal brain in most cases because it is a functioning brain, so in that case, in malignant tumors we have to follow up with radiation or chemotherapy in order to stop the tumors from coming back. Hard to answer. The addition of computers made these calculations much faster and simpler and allowed us to do more. They should visit Web sites, read about it, just to have an idea of what to expect. And then they should have a very good talk with the surgeon to find out the risks and benefits of the surgery in their case, and find out the surgeon's experience, and what technique they're planning on using, that's how I'd prepare.