Clinical Evaluation of Navigated 3D Ultrasound Multicentre Study

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Neoplasms

Treatments: Device: use of navigated 3D ultrasound during surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00233350

Multicentre_3DUS

Details and patient eligibility

About

3D ultrasound is a new modality used in image guided neurosurgery. a multicentre study is started for the evaluation of this tool as a means for achieving total resection of brain tumors at greater safety.

Full description

The degree of resection as judged by the surgeon is recorded at the end of surgery for each patient, and then compared with the postoperative MRI. Neurological status before and after surgery, QOL before surgery and at follow-up as well as survival is recorded.

Enrollment: 142 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Supratentorial glioma

Exclusion criteria

• Not willing to participate in study