Intraoperative confocal microscopy in the visualization of 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence in low-grade gliomas

N Sanai, LA Snyder, NJ Honea, SW Coons… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Greater extent of resection (EOR) for patients with low-grade glioma (LGG)
corresponds with improved clinical outcome, yet remains a central challenge to the …

[HTML][HTML] Operative techniques for gliomas and the value of extent of resection

N Sanai, MS Berger - Neurotherapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Refinement of neurosurgical technique has enabled safer operations with more aggressive
outcomes. One cornerstone of modern-day practice is the utilization of intraoperative …

Sodium fluorescein–guided resection under the YELLOW 560 nm surgical microscope filter in malignant brain tumor surgery—a feasibility study

KM Schebesch, M Proescholdt, J Höhne… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Objective In glioma surgery, the extent of resection (EOR) is one important predictor of
progression-free survival. In 2006, fluorescence-guided surgery using 5-aminolevulinic acid …

Identifying preoperative language tracts and predicting postoperative functional recovery using HARDI q-ball fiber tractography in patients with gliomas

E Caverzasi, SL Hervey-Jumper, KM Jordan… - Journal of …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Diffusion MRI has uniquely enabled in vivo delineation of white matter tracts, which
has been applied to the segmentation of eloquent pathways for intraoperative mapping. The …

State-of-the-art imaging for glioma surgery

N Verburg, PC de Witt Hamer - Neurosurgical review, 2021 - Springer
Diffuse gliomas are infiltrative primary brain tumors with a poor prognosis despite
multimodal treatment. Maximum safe resection is recommended whenever feasible. The …

Central nervous system cancers

LB Nabors, M Ammirati, PJ Bierman, H Brem… - Journal of the National …, 2013 - jnccn.org
Primary and metastatic tumors of the central nervous system are a heterogeneous group of
neoplasms with varied outcomes and management strategies. Recently, improved survival …

Optical biopsy identification and grading of gliomas using label-free visible resonance Raman spectroscopy

Y Zhou, CH Liu, B Wu, X Yu, G Cheng… - … of biomedical optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Glioma is one of the most refractory types of brain tumor. Accurate tumor boundary
identification and complete resection of the tumor are essential for glioma removal during …

Functional preoperative and intraoperative mapping and monitoring: increasing safety and efficacy in glioma surgery

M Ottenhausen, SM Krieg, B Meyer, F Ringel - Neurosurgical focus, 2015 - thejns.org
Greater extent of resection (EOR) of low-grade gliomas is associated with improved survival.
Proximity to eloquent cortical regions often limits resectability and elevates the risk of …

Detection of glioma infiltration at the tumor margin using quantitative stimulated Raman scattering histology

M Pekmezci, RA Morshed, P Chunduru, B Pandian… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the management of diffuse gliomas, the identification and removal of tumor at the
infiltrative margin remains a central challenge. Prior work has demonstrated that …

Intraoperative stimulation techniques for functional pathway preservation and glioma resection

N Sanai, MS Berger - Neurosurgical focus, 2010 - thejns.org
Although a primary tenet of neurosurgical oncology is that survival can improve with greater
tumor resection, this principle must be tempered by the potential for functional loss following …