Patent Document ID: 9597007
Application ID: 13386312
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of identifying the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in a patient, the method comprising: imaging a brain region using Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI to identify a nerve tract of a stria terminalis; obtaining additional images of the stria terminalis with Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI to follow the nerve tract to the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus; establishing a set of 3D coordinates for the stria terminalis and the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus; implanting an electrode at the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus or along the stria terminalis using the 3D coordinates; applying electrical deep brain stimulation via the electrode; monitoring oxygen consumption after implanting the electrode; and altering the location of the electrode based on the monitoring of oxygen consumption.