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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
Intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery: can we do it without intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring?
Wesley Hsu1, Chetan Bettegowda, George I Jallo
1Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. weshsu@jhmi.edu
Abstract
Objective:
The objective of this review is to discuss the utilization of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) during spinal cord tumor surgery.
Discussion:
The literature generally supports the use of intraoperative monitoring during surgery for spinal cord lesions.
Conclusion:
We argue that IONM should be the standard of care for the treatment of such pathology, and a number of issues supporting this argument are discussed.
