Enhancing the Reliability of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Pediatric Space-Occupying Brain Lesions
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of cases | 45 |
M:F | 23:22 |
Age | 3m–18 years (median 6.4 years) |
Pathology | 16 LG gliomas 12 HG gliomas 8 gangliogliomas 7 DNTs 5 cavernomas 5 other (2 FCDs, 1 meningioma, 1 SEGA, 1 histiocytosis) |
Size | 24 (<2 cm) 21 (>2 cm) |
Site | 15 temporal > 8 frontal > 6 parietal > 5 intraventricular > 4 occipital–4 diencephalic > 2 thalamic > 1 insular |
Pre-IOUS | Problems | Solutions |
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Localization | Deep-seated lesion |
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Localization | Superficial lesion not distinguishable from brain parenchyma |
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Definition | Vascular relationship |
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Definition | Vascular pattern |
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Surgical route | Deep-seated lesion |
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Post-IOUS | ||
EOR | Collapsed surgical cavity |
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EOR | Open ventricle |
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EOR | Artifacts |
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Frassanito, P.; Stifano, V.; Bianchi, F.; Tamburrini, G.; Massimi, L. Enhancing the Reliability of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Pediatric Space-Occupying Brain Lesions. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 971. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13050971
Frassanito P, Stifano V, Bianchi F, Tamburrini G, Massimi L. Enhancing the Reliability of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Pediatric Space-Occupying Brain Lesions. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(5):971. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13050971
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrassanito, Paolo, Vito Stifano, Federico Bianchi, Gianpiero Tamburrini, and Luca Massimi. 2023. "Enhancing the Reliability of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Pediatric Space-Occupying Brain Lesions" Diagnostics 13, no. 5: 971. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13050971
APA StyleFrassanito, P., Stifano, V., Bianchi, F., Tamburrini, G., & Massimi, L. (2023). Enhancing the Reliability of Intraoperative Ultrasound in Pediatric Space-Occupying Brain Lesions. Diagnostics, 13(5), 971. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13050971