ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences
Resection of Pediatric Brain Tumors: Intraoperative Ultrasound Revisited.
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- Advancements in Imaging and Neurosurgical Techniques for Brain Tumor Resection: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Navigated intraoperative ultrasound in pediatric brain tumors.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Evolution of surgical attitudes to paediatric thalamic tumours: the alder hey experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021Review
- Intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound for intramedullary spinal neoplasms: patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Comparison of outcomes of free-hand 2-dimensional ultrasound-guided versus navigated 3-dimensional ultrasound-guided biopsy for supratentorial tumours: a single-institution experience with 125 cases.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2019Article
- Automatic and efficient MRI-US segmentations for improving intraoperative image fusion in image-guided neurosurgery.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2019Article
- The impact of intraoperative magnetic resonance in routine pediatric neurosurgical practice-a 6-year appraisal.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2018Article
- Continuous Dynamic Subcortical Mapping Using a Suction Monopolar Device in a Child: Case Report and Technical Note.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundExtent of resection is a very important prognostic marker in most pediatric brain tumors. Intraoperative imaging facilitates resection control. Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) is a cost-effective alternative to intraoperative magnetic resonance, but scant literature addresses its utility in this context.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed all pediatric brain tumors operated at our center using navigated three-dimensional ultrasound (US). The utility of the US in resection control was recorded and extent of resection evaluated.
resultsIOUS was used in 20 cases (3 for frameless biopsy and 17 for tumor resection control). It was 100% accurate in localizing all tumors and yielded 100% diagnosis in the biopsy cases. Technical limitations precluded its use in 2 of the 17 cases of tumor resection. In the remaining 15, it correctly predicted the residual tumor status in 13 cases (87%). A gross total resection was achieved overall in 12 cases (80%) with postoperative morbidity in only one case.
conclusionsIOUS is a useful tool to localize intracranial tumors and guide the resection reliably. Widespread use can improve its applicability and make it an effective intraoperative imaging tool in pediatric brain tumors.
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