Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for patients with glioma of any grade.
Maximal resection of the tumour is central to achieving long-term disease control; however …

Accurate and reliable intraoperative neuronavigation is crucial for achieving maximal safe
resection of brain tumors. Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) has received significant attention as the …

Diffuse gliomas are infiltrative primary brain tumors with a poor prognosis despite
multimodal treatment. Maximum safe resection is recommended whenever feasible. The …

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) …

Background Image-guided surgery has become standard practice during surgical resection,
using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Intraoperative ultrasound (IoUS) has …

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 …

While benefits of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) have been frequently described, data on
IOUS limitations are relatively sparse. Suboptimal ultrasound imaging of some pathologies …

Maximal safe resection represents the gold standard for surgery of malignant brain tumors.
As regards gross-total resection, accurate localization and precise delineation of the tumor …

Background Reliable intraoperative resection control during surgery of malignant brain
tumours is associated with the longer overall survival of patients. B-mode ultrasound (BUS) …

Background Surgery for cranial and spinal tumors has evolved tremendously over the years.
Not only have neuro-oncologists been able to better understand tumor biology and thereby …