Intraoperative and outpatient echoencephalography through a burr hole.
Ultrasound images of the brain were obtained intraoperatively and on an outpatient basis through a burr hole. The patient's tumor was well visualized, prior to biopsy, after biopsy, and during radiation therapy treatment. The ultrasound images correlated closely to the CT scan findings.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D014207:Trephining