Surface anatomy scanning (SAS) in intracranial tumours: comparison with surgical findings.
We evaluated the usefulness of surface anatomy scanning (SAS) in intracranial tumours, comparing it with surgical findings. We examined 31 patients with brain tumours preoperatively. The tumours included 16 meningiomas, 8 gliomas, 4 metastases and 3 others. SAS clearly demonstrated the tumours, allowing them to be distinguished from the structures of the brain surface, including oedema, except in cases of metastasis. SAS clearly demonstrated large cortical veins. SAS is useful for three-dimensional delineation of the brain surface before surgery.
Sumida
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
Uozumi
T
T
Kiya
K
K
Arita
K
K
Kurisu
K
K
Onda
J
J
Satoh
H
H
Ikawa
F
F
Yukawa
O
O
Migita
K
K
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA