Real-Time Intraoperative Ultrasound Using a Minimally Invasive Transducer During Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.
Timothy ChryssikosMichael E TawilVardhaan S AmbatiMohamed MackiAnthony M DiGiorgioPraveen V MummaneniLee TanPublished in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2024)
The neural elements and their relationships to surrounding bone/soft tissue can be visualized using a minimally invasive IOUS transducer during anterior cervical surgery without having to remove pin-based distraction. This allows surgeons to intraoperatively verify the extent of central and foraminal decompression.