title: Neurosurgical applications of intraoperative ultrasound.
abstract: Intraoperative sonography is becoming increasingly important in neurosurgery. In this article, the authors provide step-by-step instructions, the basics of lesion localization, sonographic characteristics of the more common brain and spine lesions, and tables of references to sonographically described lesions in the literature.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Knake
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bowerman
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCracken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography