Endo-neuro-sonography: Transendoscopic ultrasound imaging

Objective: The step from micro-neurosurgery toward Endo-Neuro-Surgery meant a step to a minimally invasive technique, but at the same time decreased its safety, which limits its applicability. The goal to further development had therefore been, to make neuro-endoscopy safer. After laboratory work, in a first series of 75 patients with a broad variety of lesions, a sono – catheter for trans-endoscopic imaging was applied for the first time in neurosurgery. Materials and methods: A trans-endoscopic sono-catheter (Aloka Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany) with a diameter of 1.9mm (6F) and 2.5mm (8F) was used and…