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Computer-Assisted Planning for Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)

Vakharia, VN; Sparks, R; Miserocchi, A; Vos, SB; O'Keeffe, A; Rodionov, R; McEvoy, AW; ... Duncan, JS; + view all (2019) Computer-Assisted Planning for Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG). Neurotherapeutics , 16 pp. 1183-1197. 10.1007/s13311-019-00774-9. Green open access

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Abstract

Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is a diagnostic procedure in which multiple electrodes are stereotactically implanted within predefined areas of the brain to identify the seizure onset zone, which needs to be removed to achieve remission of focal epilepsy. Computer-assisted planning (CAP) has been shown to improve trajectory safety metrics and generate clinically feasible trajectories in a fraction of the time needed for manual planning. We report a prospective validation study of the use of EpiNav (UCL, London, UK) as a clinical decision support software for SEEG. Thirteen consecutive patients (125 electrodes) undergoing SEEG were prospectively recruited. EpiNav was used to generate 3D models of critical structures (including vasculature) and other important regions of interest. Manual planning utilizing the same 3D models was performed in advance of CAP. CAP was subsequently employed to automatically generate a plan for each patient. The treating neurosurgeon was able to modify CAP generated plans based on their preference. The plan with the lowest risk score metric was stereotactically implanted. In all cases (13/13), the final CAP generated plan returned a lower mean risk score and was stereotactically implanted. No complication or adverse event occurred. CAP trajectories were generated in 30% of the time with significantly lower risk scores compared to manually generated. EpiNav has successfully been integrated as a clinical decision support software (CDSS) into the clinical pathway for SEEG implantations at our institution. To our knowledge, this is the first prospective study of a complex CDSS in stereotactic neurosurgery and provides the highest level of evidence to date.

Type: Article
Title: Computer-Assisted Planning for Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-019-00774-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-019-00774-9
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Keywords: Clinical decision support software, Computer-assisted planning, EpiNav, Epilepsy, SEEG
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080434
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