Intraoperative ultrasound in brain tumor surgery: A review and implementation guide

L Dixon, A Lim, M Grech-Sollars, D Nandi… - Neurosurgical Review, 2022 - Springer
Accurate and reliable intraoperative neuronavigation is crucial for achieving maximal safe
resection of brain tumors. Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) has received significant attention as the …

Raman spectroscopy for cancer detection and cancer surgery guidance: translation to the clinics

IP Santos, EM Barroso, TCB Schut, PJ Caspers… - Analyst, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Oncological applications of Raman spectroscopy have been contemplated, pursued, and
developed at academic level for at least 25 years. Published studies aim to detect pre …

[HTML][HTML] Supervised machine learning methods and hyperspectral imaging techniques jointly applied for brain cancer classification

G Urbanos, A Martín, G Vázquez, M Villanueva, M Villa… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hyperspectral imaging techniques (HSI) do not require contact with patients and are non-
ionizing as well as non-invasive. As a consequence, they have been extensively applied in …

Detection of human brain cancer infiltration ex vivo and in vivo using quantitative optical coherence tomography

C Kut, KL Chaichana, J **, SM Raza, X Ye… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
More complete brain cancer resection can prolong survival and delay recurrence. However,
it is challenging to distinguish cancer from noncancer tissues intraoperatively, especially at …

Applications of ultrasound in the resection of brain tumors

R Sastry, WL Bi, S Pieper, S Frisken… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Neurosurgery makes use of preoperative imaging to visualize pathology, inform surgical
planning, and evaluate the safety of selected approaches. The utility of preoperative imaging …

In vivo measurement of brain tumor elasticity using intraoperative shear wave elastography

D Chauvet, M Imbault, L Capelle… - Ultraschall in der …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose: Objective Shear wave elastography (SWE) enabled living tissue assessment of
stiffness. This is routinely used for breast, thyroid and liver diseases, but there is currently no …

Intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound for brain tumor surgery

F Prada, A Perin, A Martegani, L Aiani, L Solbiati… - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a dynamic and continuous
modality that offers a real-time, direct view of vascularization patterns and tissue resistance …

Identification of residual tumor with intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound during glioblastoma resection

F Prada, M Del Bene, R Fornaro, IG Vetrano… - Neurosurgical …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the capability of contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) to identify residual tumor mass during glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) …

Challenges and opportunities of intraoperative 3D ultrasound with neuronavigation in relation to intraoperative MRI

DCDA Bastos, P Juvekar, Y Tie, N Jowkar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neuronavigation greatly improves the surgeon's ability to approach, assess and
operate on brain tumors, but tends to lose its accuracy as the surgery progresses and …

Multiple high-grade gliomas: epidemiology, management, and outcome. A systematic review and meta-analysis

DT Di Carlo, F Cagnazzo, N Benedetto, R Morganti… - Neurosurgical …, 2019 - Springer
Multiple high-grade gliomas (M-HGGs) are well--separated tumors, differentiated as
multifocal (MF) and multicentric (MC) by their MRI features. The authors performed a …