Three-dimensional image reconstruction for low-grade glioma surgery.
Three-dimensional image reconstruction for preoperative surgical planning and intraoperative navigation for the resection of low-grade gliomas was performed in 20 patients. Thirteen of these surgeries were performed while the patient received a local anesthetic to allow for cortical mapping. Ninety percent of the patients were functionally intact postoperatively. The authors propose that the combination of the three-dimensional image reconstruction and surgical navigation, in conjunction with intraoperative cortical mapping, provides an additional means for surgeons to improve the safety and precision of the procedures.
Chabrerie
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Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Radiology and Division of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ozlen
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Nakajima
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Leventon
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Atsumi
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Grimson
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Jolesz
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Kikinis
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Black
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