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The Value of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Brain Surgery

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Abstract

Favorable clinical outcomes in adult and pediatric neurosurgical oncology generally depend on the extent of tumor resection (EOR). Maximum safe resection remains the main aim of surgery in most intracranial tumors. Despite the accuracy of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) in the detection of residual intraoperatively, it is not widely implemented worldwide owing to enormous cost and technical difficulties. Over the past years, intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) has imposed itself as a valuable and reliable intraoperative tool guiding neurosurgeons to achieve gross total resection (GTR) of intracranial tumors.

Being less expensive, feasible, doesn’t need a high level of training, doesn’t need a special workspace, and being real time with outstanding temporal and spatial resolution; all the aforementioned advantages give a superiority for IOUS in comparison to iMRI during resection of brain tumors.

In this chapter, we spot the light on the technical nuances, advanced techniques, outcomes of resection, pearls, and pitfalls of the use of IOUS during the resection of brain tumors.

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  1. Neurosurgery Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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El Beltagy, M.A., Elbaroody, M. (2024). The Value of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Brain Surgery. In: Di Rocco, C. (eds) Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53578-9_6

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