Intraoperative neurosonography revisited: effective neuronavigation in pediatric neurosurgery.

Author: Jung Eun CHEON ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea. cheonje@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Monitoring, intraoperative; Neuronavigation; Neurosurgery; Pediatrics; Ultrasonography
MeSH: Brain; Humans; Monitoring, Intraoperative; Neuroanatomy; Neuronavigation*; Neurosurgery*; Operative Time; Pathology; Pediatrics; Ultrasonography
From: Ultrasonography 2015;34(2):79-87
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) is a widely used noninvasive method to evaluate the morphology, vasculature, and pathologies of the brain. The advantages of IOUS include realtime depiction of neuroanatomy, accurate localization and characterization of a lesion, reduced surgical exploration and surgical time, and presumably decreased patient morbidity. IOUS is useful in the intraoperative monitoring of lesion resection as well as intraoperative localization and characterization of focal parenchymal lesions. This review aims to provide an overview of the clinical application of IOUS in pediatric intracranial neurosurgery.