title: Intraoperative ultrasound.
abstract: Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) can provide various diagnostic information that is otherwise not available, and can guide or assist various surgical procedures in real time. With refinement of equipment, IOUS is currently used in a wide variety of surgical operations,such as hepatobiliary, pancreatic, endocrine, cardiovascular,and neurologic surgery. Our overview of IOUS, including instrumentation,techniques, indications, advantages, disadvantages,and future perspective, is described in this article. Being safe, quick, accurate, and versatile intraoperatively, IOUS is a valuable technique that surgeons are recommended to master to improve intraoperative decision making and surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine and Kuakini Medical Center, 405 N. Kuakini St., Suite 601, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA. j.machi@surgedinc.org
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Machi
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Oishi
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002758:Cholangiography; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D014159:Transducers; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional