title: An ultrasound-guided stereotactic apparatus for intracranial mass lesions.
abstract: One of disadvantages of conventional stereotactic operation for intracranial mass lesions is that it is basically a blind procedure even if the operation is performed in a gantry of a CT scan. High resolution ultrasound image gives real-time information on intracranial pathology such as bleeding, remaining cyst fluid or haematoma. The authors report an ultrasound guided stereotactic apparatus which gives real-time images of the lesion during operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawabatake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iseki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umezawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments