title: Tracing the dural tail with image-guided surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The extent of dural resection is important for preventing recurrence in meningioma management. An image-guidance assisted technique is described to perform adequate dural resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  A universal instrument adapter system for image-guidance was used to track the dural extension of the meningioma accurately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The universal instrument adapter offers the surgeon the possibility to image-guide nearly any rigid instrument via the computed calibration method. In this way a surgical marking pen was used to chase and adequately mark the "dural tail".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Image-guidance systems can be used to avoid incomplete resection of the affected dura that may be responsible for tumour recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bayindir Medical Center Sogütözü, Ankara, Turkey. sk06-k@tr.net
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bademci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goksel
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments