United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 203584
Radiology: Ultrasonics
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19 October 2023
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23 October 2023 · Answer
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23 October 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of (a) MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) and (b) non-MRgFUS treatments for NHS patients on their [levels of?] wellbein
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19 October 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of (a) MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) and (b) non-MRgFUS treatments for NHS patients on their [levels of?] wellbein
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23 October 2023
Answer
We have not made a specific assessment. On the National Health Service, transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy is only recommended for the treatment of medication-refractory essential tremor in patients that are not eligible...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-19/203584
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1666059
- uk · wq-1666059 · source updated 23 October 2023