Intraoperative ultrasound

Surg Clin North Am. 2004 Aug;84(4):1085-111, vi-i. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2004.04.001.

Abstract

Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) can provide various diagnostic information that is otherwise not available, and can guide or assist various surgical procedures in real time. With refinement of equipment, IOUS is currently used in a wide variety of surgical operations,such as hepatobiliary, pancreatic, endocrine, cardiovascular,and neurologic surgery. Our overview of IOUS, including instrumentation,techniques, indications, advantages, disadvantages,and future perspective, is described in this article. Being safe, quick, accurate, and versatile intraoperatively, IOUS is a valuable technique that surgeons are recommended to master to improve intraoperative decision making and surgical procedures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biliary Tract Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Biliary Tract Diseases / surgery
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / surgery
  • Cholangiography
  • Digestive System Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Digestive System Diseases / surgery*
  • Endocrine System Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Endocrine System Diseases / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallbladder Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods*
  • Transducers
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*