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Pitfalls in surgery with the intraoperative MRI-system PoleStar N10: difficulties in patient positioning, restrictions concerning localisation of the tumor, technical problems
Pitfalls bei Operationen mit intraoperativer Kernspintomographie mit dem PoleStar N10: Lagerungsschwierigkeiten, Einschränkungen durch die Lage des Tumors, technische Probleme
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Veröffentlicht: | 8. Mai 2006 |
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Objective: This study was undertaken to point out restrictions and problems during surgery with the intraoperative MRI-system PoleStar N10.
Methods: Since March 2004 we operated 102 patients with the PoleStar N10. We reviewed all operations with a special concern for thedifficulties in positioning the patients, restrictions caused by the localisation of the tumor and we analyzed technical problems.
Results: In approximately 50% of all operations we found pitfalls worth reporting to other users or neurosurgeons reflecting on buying an intraoperative MRI-system. In only two cases did we have a total system crash and had to perform surgery without the PoleStar N10.
Conclusions: The PoleStar N10 is an appropriate tool to control the resection grade in tumor surgery. However, there are some restrictions making surgery with the PoleStar N10 very difficult.