Tag Archive for: Intra operative ultrasound

Volume 3 | Issue 2 | October 2022-March 2023 | page: 51-54 | Rakeshkumar C. Luhana, Jinil N. Doshi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/bbj.2022.v03i02.041

Authors: Rakeshkumar C. Luhana [1], Jinil N. Doshi [1]

[1] Department of Spine Surgery, Venus Superspeciality Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

Address of Correspondence

Dr. Rakeshkumar Luhana,
Department of Spine Surgery, Venus Superspeciality Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
E-mail:rcluhana@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: Intraoperative ultrasound is a real time imaging modality. Though was introduced in 1980s, not widely used. It is applicable for Intradural lesions as well as pathology ventral to cord, while doing posterior approach and helps us to make surgery safer. Our objective is to share technique as well as our experience of intra operative ultrasound by sharing illustrative cases.
Method: our Surgical cases were reviewed and identified cases where we used intraoperative ultrasound. Illustrative cases were selected and compiled.
Results: This article describes technique of intra operative ultrasound and several illustrative cases were demonstrated.
Conclusion: Intraoperative ultrasound is a real time imaging tool and can be used for various indications especially for intradural lesions and addressing ventral pathology from posterior routes.
Keywords: Intra operative ultrasound, Real time imaging, Intra operative adjunct

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