The role of image-guided technology in the surgical planning and resection of gliomas.
Today's image-guided techniques provide the surgeon with new tools to plan and execute surgery on gliomas. When coupled with good judgment, they can extend what is safely operable and may maximize the extent of surgical resection. Intraoperative imaging such as ultrasonography or MRI may expand the utility of these systems in the foreseeable future.
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The Neuro-oncology and Brain Tumor Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. barnett@neus.ccf.org
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*