The Benefits of Real-Time Intraoperative Ultrasound for Neurosurgery

In this video, Dr. Gavin Quigley, Consultant Neurosurgeon at a large teaching hospital in Belfast, UK, talks about real-time intraoperative ultrasound for neurosurgical imaging and how he uses it in his daily practice. Real-time intraoperative ultrasound imaging helps Dr. Gavin Quigley to:

• Asses the degree of brain shift
• Identify the position of cysts and whether they’ve been decompressed
• Confirm catheter position
• Track needle position
• Judge the degree of resection
• Identify potential postoperative hematomas