Intraoperative Imaging in Neurosurgery

Preface.– Introduction.– Interventional MRI: Technical Development, Selection and Application: Future Perspectives in Intraoperative Imaging: How to Choose a Magnet – Reflections on the Development of MRI-guided Neurosurgery; Intraoperative MR at 1.5 Tesla – Experience and Future Directions; Influence of 1.5 Tesla Intraoperative MR Imaging of Surgical Decision Making; Tumor Resection in a Shared-Resource Magnetic Resonance Operating Room: Experience at the University of Cincinnati.– iMRI, Navigation and Glioma Surgery: Surgical Management of Intracranial Gliomas – Does Radical Resection Improve Outcome?; Glioma Surgery Evaluated by Intraoperative Low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Clinical Results in MR-guided Therapy for Malignant Gliomas; Intraoperative MRI for Pediatric Tumor Management; Cranial Surgery and Navigation with a Compact Intraoperative MRI System.– Intraoperative Imaging: Ultrasound, CT, MRI: Intraoperative Ultrasound Imaging: Practical Applicability as a Real-Time Navigation System; Intraoperative Ultrasound Imaging: Comparison of Pathomorphological Findings in US Versus CT, MRI and Intraoperative Findings; CT-guided Neurosurgery: Preliminary Experience; Intraoperative Computerized Tomography for Improved Accuracy of Spinal Navigation in Pedicle Screw Placement of the Thoracic Spine; Intraoperative Imaging in a Comprehensive Neuronavigation Environment for Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery; Surgical Navigation in the Open MRI; The Preferred Roles of Functional MRI in MR-guided Neurosurgery in a Combined 1.5 Tesla MR-Operating Room; Costs and Benefits of Intraoperative MR-Guided Brain Tumor Resection.– Postscript