Preliminary clinical experience with intraoperative stereotactic ultrasound imaging.
Neurosurgery guided by intraoperative ultrasound imaging is presented. The method is based on a stereotactic handfree ultrasound imaging device, designed to monitor cerebral shifts and lesion volume modifications during surgery. Preoperative CT and MR, acquired within a reference system, merge with ultrasound images stereotactically obtained by means of a lockable articulated encoded support. Landmarks from the lesion and surrounding structures are identified prior to opening of the dura and used during surgery to monitor volume changes.
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Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico, Milano, Italy. cgiorgi@galactica.it
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D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*