title: Localization and characterization of intracerebral cavernous angiomas by intra-operative high-resolution colour-duplex-sonography.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the reliability of high-resolution Colour-Duplex-Sonography (= CDS) in intra-operative localization, guiding and characterization of intracerebral cavernous angiomas (= CA). During a time period from 5/93 to 12/96 a total of 26 patients with 21 supratentorial and 5 infratentorial CA (15 of them deep-seated) were examined intra-operatively by CDS. The study focussed on 1. sonographic characterization, 2. localization in relationship to anatomical landmarks, 3. navigation, 4. correlation of sonographic to magnetic resonance imaging (= MRI), intra-arterial angiography (= DSA) and histological results and 5. control of complete resection. All CA appeared sonographically as hyperechoic lesions without flow-signals in Colour-mode. Imaging of anatomical landmarks as cerebral sulci, brain stem, insular cistern, falx, ventricles and vessels could be used for precise localization and successful guiding to 15 deep-seated lesions. The correlation of the size between MRI and CDS was excellent (1.4 mm mean difference, range from 0 to 5 mm). All 4 associated venous anomalies, as verified by pre-operative DSA, could be visualized and identified by CDS. The completeness of exstirpation was controlled sonographically in 14 cases and confirmed by MRI (= 10) and CT (= 4). This study provides the first comprehensive intra-operative characterization of CAs by CDS and correlation to MRI and DSA. Furthermore it demonstrates the reliability of CDS for intra-operative localization and guiding as well as its potential to control the complete exstirpation.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Woydt
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Horowski
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Krone
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Soerensen
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Roosen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000295:instrumentation*