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61st Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) as part of the Neurowoche 2010
Joint Meeting with the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery on the 20 September 2010

German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC)

21 - 25 September 2010, Mannheim

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Training and evaluation of ultrasound and elastography with an injected pigbrain (semibiologic model)

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  • Martin Scholz - Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Duisburg/Wedau-Kliniken, Germany
  • Catharina Löhnert - Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Duisburg/Wedau-Kliniken, Germany
  • Jost Thissen - Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Duisburg/Wedau-Kliniken, Germany
  • Klaus Blaeser - Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Duisburg/Wedau-Kliniken, Germany

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. 61. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC) im Rahmen der Neurowoche 2010. Mannheim, 21.-25.09.2010. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2010. DocP1825

doi: 10.3205/10dgnc296, urn:nbn:de:0183-10dgnc2960

Published: September 16, 2010

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Objective: Intraoperative ultrasound can be trained only in the OR until now. The situation is not ideal for teaching due to the lack of time. There ist a need for special models to teach and test ultrasonic skills of young neurosurgeons also outside the OR.

Methods: We created a semibiologic model using a fresh pig brain which was treated with different methods. 1) injection of graphit and glue to simulate a soft tumor specimen 2) inflating of a special constructed fluid filled ballon device to simulate a cyst. Puncture technique could be used if asked for. 3) no treatment to simulate normal conditions. 4) insertion of a hard material to simulate a foreign body. The complete medical staff was tested individually with this test battery.

Results: Only 2 of 20 tested persons can give the correct diagnosis in all cases. In all other physicans the usage of ultrasound and elastography was limited. All participants accepted the meodel as good for training and education. The most important fact is to create the artificial lesion without inflating air.

Conclusions: The presented model ist suitable to train ultrasound as well as elastography. Especially new ultrasiund techniques can be teached and trained slowly and in a stress free manner without the time pressure inside the OR.