Intraoperative MRI versus intraoperative ultrasound in pediatric brain tumor surgery: is expensive better than cheap? A review of the literatureIntraoperative MRIIntraoperative USExtent of resectionPediatric brain tumorsPediatric neurosurgeryCHILDRENS CANCER GROUPMAGNETIC-RESONANCE...
The scan of Teal’s head showed that she had a tumor on a nerve behind her eye--just a hair’s breadth away from invading her brain. Based on the MRI image, doctors operated to remove the malignant tumor, and three years later Teal is healthy. “I have no doubt MRI saved my life,...
BRAIN surgeryPurpose: The extent of brain tumor resection (EOR) is a fundamental prognostic factor in pediatric neuro-oncology in association with the histology. In general, resection aims at gross total resection (GTR). Intraoperative imaging like intraoperative US (iOUS) and MRI have been ...