Neurosurgical applications of intraoperative ultrasound.
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.
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Bowerman
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McCracken
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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