Abstract:A prospective study of 70 patients with intraparenchymal brain lesions (36 gliomas and 34 metastases) was performed to evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) in localizing and defining the borders of tumors and in assessing the extent of their resection. Eighteen of the 36 glioma patients had no previous therapy. All of these 18 tumors were well localized by IOUS; margins were well defined in 15 and moderately defined in three. The extent of resection was well defined on IOUS in all 18 patie… Show more
“…[19][20][21][22][23] Few uses of sonography have been shown in pediatric tumors. 24,25 Sonography is highly operatordependent, and proper orientation with respect to the resection cavity can be difficult.…”
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:High-field-strength intraoperative MR imaging has emerged as a powerful adjunct for resection of brain tumors. However, its exact role has not been firmly established. We sought to determine the impact of 3T-intraoperative MRI on the surgical management of childhood CNS tumors.
“…[19][20][21][22][23] Few uses of sonography have been shown in pediatric tumors. 24,25 Sonography is highly operatordependent, and proper orientation with respect to the resection cavity can be difficult.…”
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:High-field-strength intraoperative MR imaging has emerged as a powerful adjunct for resection of brain tumors. However, its exact role has not been firmly established. We sought to determine the impact of 3T-intraoperative MRI on the surgical management of childhood CNS tumors.
“…Studies have shown that tumor segmentation in iUS is more reliable for metastases and some high-grade gliomas, but is poor for low-grade gliomas. 36,37 To this end, we included only segmentation of well-defined boundaries to add confidence in the analysis and minimize bias from segmentation uncertainty. Further, in the low-grade glioma case ͑patient 2͒, we used the high contrast cyst boundary for the analysis.…”
An image-based re-registration scheme has been developed and evaluated that uses fiducial registration as a starting point to maximize the normalized mutual information ͑nMI͒ between intraoperative ultrasound ͑iUS͒ and preoperative magnetic resonance images ͑pMR͒. We show that this scheme significantly ͑p Ӷ 0.001͒ reduces tumor boundary misalignment between iUS pre-durotomy and pMR from an average of 2.5 mm to 1.0 mm in six resection surgeries. The corrected tumor alignment before dural opening provides a more accurate reference for assessing subsequent intraoperative tumor displacement, which is important for brain shift compensation as surgery progresses. In addition, we report the translational and rotational capture ranges necessary for successful convergence of the nMI registration technique ͑5.9 mm and 5.2 deg, respectively͒. The proposed scheme is automatic, sufficiently robust, and computationally efficient ͑Ͻ2 min͒, and holds promise for routine clinical use in the operating room during image-guided neurosurgical procedures.
“…Another technique extensively used during neurosurgical procedures is intra-operative Ultrasounds (iUS); in recent years, multiple studies demonstrated their value in tumor detection during surgery, giving to iUS a foreground position in the field of intraoperative imaging [6][7][8][9]. The main point of value of iUS consists in obtaining a real-time scan repeatable as many times as necessary without the cost and the duration of other intraoperative techniques.…”
The major shortcoming of image-guided navigation systems is the use of presurgically acquired image data, which does not account for intra-operative changes such as brain shift, tissue deformation and tissue removal occurring during the surgical procedure. Intra-operative ultrasound (iUS) is becoming widely used in neurosurgery but they lack orientation and panoramic view. In this article, we describe our procedure for US-based real-time neuro-navigation during surgery. We used fusion imaging between preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and iUS for brain lesion removal in 67 patients so far. Surgical planning is based on preoperative MRI only. iUS images obtained during surgery are fused with the preoperative MRI. Surgery is performed under intra-operative US control. Relying on US imaging, it is possible to recalibrate navigated MRI imaging, adjusting distortion due to brain shift and tissue resection, continuously updating the two modalities. Ultrasound imaging provides excellent visualization of targets, their margins and surrounding structures. The use of navigated MRI is helpful in better understanding cerebral ultrasound images, providing orientation and panoramic view. Intraoperative US-guided neuro-navigation adjustments are very accurate and helpful in the event of brain shift. The use of this integrated system allows for a true real-time feedback during surgery.Keywords Navigation Á Brain shift Á Intraoperative imaging Á Ultrasound Á Brain tumor Á Fusion imaging Sommario Il principale difetto della neurochirurgia guidata da immagini è il basarsi su immagini acquisite prima dell'intervento, che per ovvie ragioni non possono tenere conto di fenomeni intra-operatori come il brain-shift, la deformazione dei tessuti e l'asportazione di tessuto patologico. L'ecografia intra-operatoria (iUS) sta acquisendo sempre maggior rilevanza in ambito neurochirurgico ma è limitata dalla difficoltosa interpretazione dell'orientamento delle immagini e dalla scarsa panoramicità. In questo articolo descriviamo la nostra tecnica di neuronavigazione real-time basata sull'ecografia intra-operatoria. Fino ad ora abbiamo impiegato la fusione d'immagini tra la risonanza magnetica (MRI) pre-operatoria e l'iUS in 67 pazienti affetti da neoplasie cerebrali. La pianificazione dell'intervento e l'approccio chirurgico è basata sulla (MRI) pre-operatoria mentre l'intervento è guidato dall'iUS. Basandosi sull'iUS è possibile correggere la calibrazione delle immagini (MRI) pre-operatorie correggendo il brain-shift, aggiornando continuamente le due modalità. L'ecografia intra-operatoria permette una eccellente identificazione dei target, dei margini e delle strutture circostanti. L'uso del navigatore basato su (MRI) pre-operatoria è utile nella comprensione delle immagini ecografiche soprattutto per quanto riguarda l'orientazione e la visione panoramica. Le correzione del sistema di neuronavigazione basate sull'iUS sono accurate e utili nel caso di fenomeni intra-operatori come il brain-shift, la deformazione dei tessuti ...
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