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Evaluation of intraoperative ultrasound in neurosurgery. 1993

P Kumar, and R Sukthankar, and B J Damany, and J Mishra, and A N Jha

P D Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Bombay, India.

The value of real-time ultrasonography as a means of guidance during neurosurgical operations was assessed in a prospective study comprising 89 cases. There were 75 cranial and 14 spinal cases. After every such operation involving the ultrasonographic guidance, the operating surgeon subjectively assessed its usefulness vis-a-vis the information and/or help provided by it, on a scale ranging from 0 (no use) to 3 (invaluable). The intraoperative ultrasonographic guidance has been found to be extremely helpful in quickly and easily locating a small, deep-seated supratentorial lesion as also in certain spinal cases. In the absence of the much costlier CT/MRI-guidance system, intraoperative use of ultrasonography offers the desired help in majority of neurosurgical cases requiring intraoperative guidance. Additionally, it has got certain distinct advantages over the CT/MRI-guidance system.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007431	Intraoperative Complications	Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.	Peroperative Complications,Surgical Injuries,Complication, Intraoperative,Complication, Peroperative,Injuries, Surgical,Complications, Intraoperative,Complications, Peroperative,Injury, Surgical,Intraoperative Complication,Peroperative Complication,Surgical Injury
D007796	Laminectomy	A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.	Laminotomy,Laminectomies,Laminotomies
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002493	Central Nervous System Diseases	Diseases of any component of the brain (including the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum) or the spinal cord.	CNS Disease,Central Nervous System Disease,Central Nervous System Disorder,CNS Diseases,Central Nervous System Disorders
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003399	Craniotomy	Surgical incision into the cranium.	Craniectomy,Craniectomies,Craniotomies
D004453	Echoencephalography	Use of reflected ultrasound in the diagnosis of intracranial pathologic processes.	Echoencephalographies