SURFACE ANATOMY SCANNING (SAS) IN INTRACRANIAL TUMORS - COMPARISON WITH SURGICAL FINDINGS

Authors
SUMIDA M UOZUMI T KIYA K ARITA K KURISU K ONDA J SATOH H IKAWA F YUKAWA O MIGITA K HADA H KATADA K
Citation
M. Sumida et al., SURFACE ANATOMY SCANNING (SAS) IN INTRACRANIAL TUMORS - COMPARISON WITH SURGICAL FINDINGS, Neuroradiology, 37(2), 1995, pp. 94-98
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
94 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1995)37:2<94:SAS(II>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We evaluated the usefulness of surface anatomy scanning (SAS) in intra cranial tumours, comparing it with surgical findings. We examined 31 p atients with brain tumours preoperatively. The tumours included 16 men ingiomas, 8 gliomas, 4 metastases and 3 others. SAS clearly demonstrat ed the tumours, allowing them to be distinguished from the structures of the brain surface, including oedema, except in cases of metastasis. SAS clearly demonstrated large cortical veins. SAS is useful for thre e-dimensional delineation of the brain surface before surgery.