The Hospital Authority has introduced the MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Machine (Exablate Neuro, Insightec) to Hong Kong in 2024, which is the first and only machine in Hong Kong to perform incisioness thalamotomy for treating Essestial Tremor.
5 patients have been treated so far and all of them have significant improvement in Clinical Rating Scale in Tremor (CRST).
An overview of the service including referral pathway, patient journey, surgical aspects and outlook of the technique will be presented.