Clinical application of intra-operative low frequency and small probe ultrasound to neurosurgery
GUO Wen-long
ZHAN Sheng-quan
GAN Wu
ZHOU Dong
ZHOU De-xiang
LIN Xiao-feng
TANG Kai
WANG Peng
Abstract：Objective To explore the value of intraoperative low frequency and small probe ultrasound (LFSPU) to the neurosurgical operation. Methods The clinical data of 98 patients who underwent neurosurgery and received intraoperative LFSPU examination from January, 2014 to December, 2014, were analyzed retrospectively. Of these 98 patients, 68 suffered from intracranial tumors, 12 from cerebral abscess, 10 from brephyhydrocephalus and 8 from intracranial hematomas. Results The bregmas in the infants with hydrocephalus and 2 cm×3 cm bone window were enough for use of LFSPU, which could detect the range of more than 7 cm, and the smallest lesion of 1.0 cm in diameter. All the lesions, shunt tubes in the cerebral ventricles, probe for the cerebral abscess could be clearly seen by LFSPU. The successful rate of positioning the lesions was 100%. After the resections of the tumors, intra-operative LFSPU showed that there were tumorous residues in 23 patients, of whom, 16 further underwent the resection of the residues and 7 not because the residues were in the important cerebral regions. Conclusion LFSPU can be implemented via the small bone window or unclosed bregma in the infants during the neurosurgery for the intracranial lesions and provide real time information through dynamic monitoring for the operation. LFSPU is of important value for the neurosurgical operation.
Keywords：Intracranial lesionsIntra-operative ultrasoundLow frequency and small probe ultrasoundNeurosurgery
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 338-340 )