Ultrasound-guided neurosurgery: A feasibility study in the 3-30 MHz frequency range

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Gronningsaeter, A ^a   Unsgard G ^b   Ommedal, S ^a   Angelsen, B A J ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Brain tumour; Colour flow; High frequency; Intraoperative ultrasound; Surgical tool

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0029875043     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699650040313     Document Type: Article

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