Study Design: Review and technical report. Objective: Intraoperative ultrasound has been
used by spine surgeons since the early 1980s. Since that time, more advanced modes of …

Purpose Intraoperative ultrasound (IUS) has been described in numerous papers as an
effective tool for spinal tumor resection, degenerative lesions and Chiari malformation …

Objective This case series looks at the role of intraoperative ultrasound in spine surgery for
extradural pathologies. Methods Ten cases of different pathologies were included. Following …

Purpose Intraoperative ultrasound (ioUS) has become increasingly widespread in brain
tumor surgery but it is not yet a standard procedure in spinal surgery. We analyzed …

Intraoperative spinal ultrasonography is now considered an indispensable tool in many
operations on the spine and spinal cord. Using ultrasonography, surgeons can now easily …

Precise identification of anatomical landmarks and their variants, localization and
delineation of the extent of lesions, and anticipation of surgical maneuvers to optimize …

Intraoperative spinal sonography (IOSS) has significant impact on the surgical management
of spinal lesions. This paper describes the techniques involved, illustrates the sonographic …

The Sound Judgment Series consists of invited articles highlighting the clinical value of
using ultrasound first in specific clinical diagnoses where ultrasound has shown …

Intraoperative sonography is becoming increasingly important in neurosurgery. In this
article, the authors provide step-by-step instructions, the basics of lesion localization …

The authors describe the ultrasound-guided surgical approach to 20 spinal tumors (13
extramedullary and 7 intramedullary). Intraoperative sonography (IOS) is important to reduce …