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. 2018 May 3;18(4):1–141.

Table 39:

Number of Neurosurgical Procedures Performed in the Current and New Scenarios

Scenario Number of Publicly Funded MRgFUS Neurosurgery Procedures per Year Treatment Replaced by MRgFUS Neurosurgery (n)
Current Scenario
Reference Case 0
New Scenario
Reference Case 48 No surgery
Scenario 1 60 No surgery
Scenario 2 72 No surgery
Scenario 3 96 No surgery
Scenario 4 144 No surgery
Scenario 5 62 No surgery (52.2)
Deep brain stimulation (8.4)
Radiofrequency thalamotomy (1.4)

Abbreviation: MRgFUS, magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound.