Intraoperative Imaging in Neurosurgery

I: Interventional MRI: Technical Development, Selection and Application.- Future Perspectives in Intraoperative Imaging.- How to Choose a Magnet - Reflections on the Development of MRI-Guided Neurosurgery.- Intraoperative MR at 1.5 Tesla - Experience and Future Directions.- Influence of 1.5 Tesla Intraoperative MR Imaging on Surgical Decision Making.- Tumor Resection in a Shared-Resource Magnetic Resonance Operating Room: Experience at the University of Cincinnati.- II: iMRI, Navigation and Glioma Surgery.- Surgical Management of Intracranial Gliomas - Does Radical Resection Improve Outcome?.- Glioma Surgery Evaluated by Intraoperative Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Clinical Results in MR-Guided Therapy for Malignant Gliomas.- Intraoperative MRI for Pediatric Tumor Management.- Cranial Surgery and Navigation with a Compact Intraoperative MRI System.- III: Intraoperative Imaging: Ultrasound, CT, MRI.- Intraoperative Ultrasound Imaging:Practical Applicability as a Real-Time Navigation System.- Intraoperative Ultrasound Imaging: Comparison of Pathomorphological Findings in US Versus CT, MRI and Intraoperative Findings.- CT-Guided Neurosurgery: Preliminary Experience.- Intraoperative Computerized Tomography for Improved Accuracy of Spinal Navigation in Pedicle Screw Placement of the Thoracic Spine.- Intraoperative Imaging in a Comprehensive Neuronavigation Environment for Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery.- Surgical Navigation in the Open MRI.- The Roles of Functional MRI in MR-Guided Neurosurgery in a Combined 1.5 Tesla MR-Operating Room.- Costs and Benefits of Intraoperative MR-Guided Brain Tumor Resection.- Postscript.- Author Index.- Index of Keywords.