Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery [electronic resource] /
Johannes Schramm, Editor-in-chief.
- 1 online resource.
- Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ; Volume 45. .
- Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery ; v. 45. .
Broad subject area : Medicine.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I: Advances; Hearing Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas; Introduction; Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas and Hearing Outcomes; Prognostic Factors Related to Hearing Outcome After Stereotactic Radiosurgery; Tumour Control and Dose Prescription; Radiation to the Temporal Bone Structures; Transient Volume Expansion, Intracanalicular Pressure, and Auditory Brainstem Response; Intracanalicular Pressure and Hearing Function; Pre-radiosurgery Auditory Brainstem Response and Hearing Outcome. Post-radiosurgery Auditory Brainstem Response Changes and Hearing Outcome Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) Classification for Prediction of Hearing Preservation After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas; How to Preserve and Aid Hearing After Stereotactic Radiosurgery; Patient Selection; Radiosurgical Planning; How to Manage Transient Volume Expansion and Tumour Growth; Corticosteroids; Decompression of the IAC; Chemotherapy; Hearing Aids; Conclusion; References; Merits and Limits of Tractography Techniques for the Uninitiated; Introduction. DTI-Based TractographyVisualization; Tractography; Deterministic/Probabilistic Tractography; Initial Neurosurgical Application; Challenges in Tractography; Further Limitations; Tractography in the Operating Room; Intraoperative Visualization; Spatial Accuracy; Validation; Multimodal Navigation; Tumor Effects; Function and Tractography; Advanced Tractography Techniques; Limitations of the DTI Approach; Advanced Diffusion Models; Advanced Tractography Algorithms; Practical Guidelines and Proposal for the Future; Conclusion; References. 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Protoporphyrin IX Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of High-Grade Gliomas: A Systematic ReviewIntroduction; History of Fluorescence Use in Surgery; Theoretical Concepts (Fig. 1); Biosynthesis and Regulation of PpIX; Mechanisms of PpIX Accumulation in Tumor Tissue; Optics of Fluorescence; Practical Aspects; Fluorescence-Guided Surgery; 5-ALA Administration; 5-ALA FGS Procedure; Pitfalls; Due to Light-Related Principles; Due to Tumor Characteristics; Other Causes; Side Effects and Precautions; Due to the PpIX Molecule; Due to the Surgical Procedure; Results. Sensitivity and Specificity of 5-ALA FGSCorrelation Between Visible Intraoperative Fluorescence and Histology; Extent of Tumor Resection; Intraoperative Assessment: Series Results; Tumors in Functional Areas; Early Postoperative MRI Accuracy in Assessing Tumor Resection; Progression-Free and Overall Survival; Conclusion; Future Research; References; Clinical Relevance of Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Markers in Gliomas; Introduction; What Are Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers?; IDH Mutations; MGMT Promoter Methylation; 1p and 19q Chromosomal Deletions; EGFR Mutation.