Feasibility of intraoperative 3-D Ultrasound in infratentorial lesions in pediatric neurosurgery

Purpose: In pediatric neurosurgery the need for quick and radiation free intraoperative image modalities are desirable. This feasibility study aimed to evaluate the use of real-time 3-D intraoperative ultrasound (rt-3D-IOUS) in pediatric patients with infratentorial lesions. Material und Methods: Rt-3D-IOUS was performed in 10 (6 female) pediatric patients with infratentorial lesion. These lesions were localized by a standard navigation system followed by analyses throughout neurosurgical resection using the iU22 ultrasound system (Philips, Bothell, USA) connected to the rt-3-D probe (X7 – 2). Our consecutive pe…