title: Neurosurgical uses for intraprocedural magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, 210 E. Gray Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. ianmutchnick@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ian S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mutchnick
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Moriarty
mesh_terms: 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