title: Intraoperative ultrasound imaging of the entire brain through unilateral exploratory burr holes after severe head injury: technical note.
abstract: A portable ultrasound unit with a 3.5-MHz probe allows accurate imaging of both cerebral hemispheres and partial imaging of the posterior fossa through unilateral exploratory burr holes or a craniotomy. In patients with clinical signs of transtentorial herniation after severe head injury, this unilateral technique can detect extraaxial and intraparenchymal mass lesions more accurately than is possible with bilateral exploratory burr holes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mampalam
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Omsberg
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pitts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D014207:Trephining; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods