ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2019
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.
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- Navigating the challenges: ultrasound innovations in brain glioma surgery.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Progress in the application of ultrasound in glioma surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Application of intraoperative ultrasound in the resection of high-grade gliomas.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Current Limitations of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Brain Tumor Surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Application of Multiparametric Intraoperative Ultrasound in Glioma Surgery.BioMed research international · 2021Review
- Navigated intraoperative ultrasonography for brain tumors: a pictorial essay on the technique, its utility, and its benefits in neuro-oncology.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative utility and benefits of free-hand 2-dimensional intraoperative ultrasound (FUS) and navigated 3-dimensional intraoperative ultrasound (NUS) as ultrasound-guided biopsy (USGB) techniques for supratentorial lesions.
methodsAll patients who underwent USGB for suspected supratentorial tumours from January 2008 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The charts and electronic medical records of these patients were studied. Demographic, surgical, and pathological variables were collected and analyzed. The study group consisted of patients who underwent either FUS or NUS for biopsy.
resultsA total of 125 patients (112 adults and 13 children) underwent USGB during the study period (89 FUS and 36 NUS). NUS was used more often for deep-seated lesions (58% vs. 18% for FUS, P<0.001). The mean operating time for NUS was longer than for FUS (156 minutes vs. 124 minutes, P=0.001). Representative yield was found in 97.7% of biopsies using FUS and in 100% of biopsies using NUS (diagnostic yield, 93.6% and 91.3%, respectively). The majority of lesions (89%) were high-grade gliomas or lymphomas. Postoperative complications were more common in the NUS group (8.3% vs. 1.2%), but were related to the tumour location (deep).
conclusionDespite the longer operating time and higher rate of postoperative complications, NUS has the benefit of being suitable for biopsies of deep-seated supratentorial lesions, while FUS remains valuable for superficial lesions.
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