Map your brain for mental depression, tumours

As the first technology of its kind to be launched, combining decades of research with cutting-edge technology, IBS Hospital has launched a brain mapping device, Quicktome. This is one of those advances in pre-operative imaging in the field of medical science that can offer cutting-edge algorithms and cloud computing. This new technology has the potential to transform precision neurosurgery into practice.

“While some of the brain networks alone fully explain their namesake function, most of the complex functions are the result of interactions between networks. Further analysis delineates specific subnetworks responsible for specific tasks, comprising subcomponents of often multiple parent networks. Brain networks are responsible for everything from language to movement to thought, and the maps inform surgical decision-making with the goal of protecting and preserving brain function. This pioneering technology is paving the way to not only potentially treat a plethora of ailments related to brain function, before and after surgery, but also to restore normal function,” says Dr. Sachin Kandhari, neurosurgeon and MD of IBS Hospitals.

Quicktome uses sophisticated algorithms to analyze millions of data points and create a brain map, personalized for each patient, from a standard non-invasive MRI. The maps, which doctors can view on their computers, offer a level of anatomical detail not normally available in a clinical setting, allowing surgeons to incorporate data from advanced brain networks into neurosurgical planning.

“Such data and the ability, with modern technology, to digitally model a patient’s brain network is already paving the way for incredible advances in neurological and neuropsychiatric care, and leading the way for personalized brain treatment. Furthermore, brain network maps offer vast opportunities for advancement in neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons can now operate on a patient with greater certainty about the areas of the brain used for dominant network function. Steps can then be taken to preserve these important functional areas and their connections,” she adds.

For example, a mental illness need not necessarily be a nebulous ailment to be diagnosed through patient history and interview, but these brain network biomarkers can precisely highlight regions of abnormality and instantly provide quantitative data to aid in decision making for the further course of treatment. treatment.

Doctors can see the brain map on their screens, helping them provide the best course of treatment for the patient. This advancement in technology will not only help doctors provide better treatment, it will also reduce the amount of risk involved in such cases and result in safer treatments for all kinds of brain ailments. Quicktome helps surgeons avoid sick leave from these brain conditions and provide better treatment.