To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Use of Intraoperative MRI Adds Time but Care-Changing Information to Neurosurgery URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/2178C6.htm Doctor's Guide November 20, 2007
CLEVELAND, OH -- Novermber 20, 2007 -- Although the use of intraoperative MRI can add time to surgical procedures, it can help surgeons detect residual disease and, if needed, modify their plan for surgery while the patient is on the operating room table, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. "While neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists have been enthusiastic about the potential of intraoperative MRI, no one had investigated the additional time required to add this to a routine neurosurgical case," said lead author Jonathan Lewin, MD. "With the development of several technological advances geared toward limiting the time required, our goal was to quantitatively measure the impact on surgery from both the time perspective and the benefit of this additional information." The study included 122 patients between the ages of 6 and 77 who underwent 130 neurosurgical and ear, nose, and throat procedures, including 106 craniotomies and 17 pituitary resections. The study showed that 73% of the patients who had undergone intraoperative MRI had additional surgical resection based on the intraoperative findings. Each patient had between 1 and 5 intra- or postoperative imaging sessions which were between 1.7 seconds to 8 minutes. The added total imaging time per case was around 35 minutes. "With appropriate technology and workflow design, the benefits of real-time MRI information during surgical procedures can be provided without significant prolongation of the cases," said Dr. Lewin. SOURCE: American Roentgen Ray Society --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.