Use of highend ultrasound in minimally invasive strategy of neurosurgery: Review of 1090 cases

The purpose of this study is to present our routine use of high-end ultrasound technique in neurosurgery. The ALOKA 5000 with four small probes offered a basis to improve minimally invasiveness in our discipline: TCD probe (2.14 to 3.75MHZ) was used in 560 cases mainly at ICU; the small part sector probe (3.8 to 7.5MHZ) was mainly applied intra-operatively in 195 cases and the burr hole probe (3.75 to 7.5MHZ) was also mainly used intra-operatively in 92 cases. The trans-endoscopic mini-probe (360°, 6F + 8F, 10, 15, 20MHZ) was used with strictly indication integrated into high-end machine in 21 cases (out of over…