Sky Ridge Medical Center Acquires Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT), a Minimally Invasive Surgical Option for Brain Surgery

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive robotically controlled laser thermotherapy that uses MRI guided laser light to ablate (destroy) unwanted tissue in the brain where the lesion, or abnormal tissue, originates. Unlike traditional brain surgery, a procedure with this system does not require a large incision. Instead, a neurosurgeon creates a small hole in the skull, about the diameter of a [PR.com]