Neurosurgical uses for intraprocedural magnetic resonance imaging.
Neurosurgical procedures demand precision, and efforts to create accurate neurosurgical navigation have been central to the profession through its history. Magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided navigation offers the possibility of real-time, image-based stereotactic information for the neurosurgeon, which makes possible a number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This article will review both current options for intraoperative MRI operative suite arrangements and the current therapeutic/diagnostic uses of intraoperative MRI.
Mutchnick
Ian S
IS
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, 210 E. Gray Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. ianmutchnick@yahoo.com
Moriarty
Thomas M
TM
D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted