Neurosurgery makes use of preoperative imaging to visualize pathology, inform surgical
planning, and evaluate the safety of selected approaches. The utility of preoperative imaging …

The technical part of these Guidelines and Recommendations, produced under the auspices
of EFSUMB, provides an introduction to the physical principles and technology on which all …

The main goal in meningioma surgery is to achieve complete tumor removal, when possible,
while improving or preserving patient neurological functions. Intraoperative imaging …

Introduction: Glioma surgery is aimed at obtaining maximal safe tumor resection while
preserving or improving patient's neurological status. For this reason, there is growing …

Precise identification of anatomical landmarks and their variants, localization and
delineation of the extent of lesions, and anticipation of surgical maneuvers to optimize …

BACKGROUND Sonoelastography is an ultrasound imaging technique able to assess
mechanical properties of tissues. Strain elastography (SE) is a qualitative sonoelastographic …

A combination of radiation force and ultrafast ultra-sound imaging is used to both generate
and track the propagation of a shear wave in the brain whose local speed is directly related …

OBJECTIVE Providing new tools to improve surgical planning is considered a main goal in
meningioma treatment. In this context, two factors are crucial in determining operating …

Background The clinical outcomes for brain tumor resection have been shown to be
significantly improved with increased extent of resection. To achieve this, neurosurgeons …

Focal symptomatic epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy that can often be cured
with surgery. A small proportion of patients with focal symptomatic epilepsy do not have …