Navigated intraoperative ultrasonography for brain tumors: a pictorial essay on the technique, its utility, and its benefits in neuro-oncology

Autor: Ujwal Yeole, Vikas Singh, Ajit Mishra, Salman Shaikh, Prakash Shetty, Aliasgar Moiyadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Ultrasonography, Vol 39, Iss 4, Pp 394-406 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2288-5919
2288-5943
DOI: 10.14366/usg.20044
Popis: Intraoperative imaging has become one of the most important adjuncts in neurosurgery, especially in the surgical treatment of intra-axial tumors. Navigation and intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging have limitations, and intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) has emerged as a versatile and multifaceted alternative. With technological advances in ultrasound scanners and newer multifunctional probes, the potential of IOUS is increasingly being utilized in the resection of tumors. The addition of image guidance to IOUS has exponentially increased the power of this technique. Navigated ultrasonography (nUS) can now overcome many of the limitations of conventional standalone two-dimensional ultrasonography. In this pictorial essay, we outline our nUS technique (both two- and three-dimensional) for the resection of intra-axial tumors with illustrated examples highlighting the various steps and corresponding benefits of the technique.
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