Table 2 Pre- and intraoperative imaging of patients treated with resection of BM
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Standards for perioperative imaging | ||
Yes | 94 | 78.3 |
No | 14 | 11.7 |
Not known | 12 | 10.0 |
Imaging is supervised by … | ||
Neuroradiologist | 98 | 81.7 |
General radiologist | 12 | 10.0 |
Neurosurgeon | 1 | 0.8 |
Not known | 9 | 7.5 |
Type of preoperative imaging | ||
MRI | 112 | 93.3 |
CT | 36 | 30.0 |
PET | 17 | 14.2 |
Multimodal preoperative imaging | ||
MRI alone | 68 | 56.7 |
MRI + CT | 27 | 22.5 |
MRI + PET | 10 | 8.3 |
MRI + CT + PET | 7 | 5.8 |
CT alone | 2 | 1.7 |
Not known | 6 | 5.0 |
Preoperative MRI protocol | ||
Standard MRI protocol | 68 | 56.7 |
Advanced imaging protocol | 40 | 33.3 |
Shortened MRI protocol | 2 | 1.7 |
Not known | 10 | 8.3 |
Intraoperative techniques | ||
Neuronavigation | 90 | 75.0 |
Electrophysiological monitoring/stimulation | 56 | 46.7 |
Awake surgery | 42 | 35.0 |
Intraoperative ultrasound | 39 | 32.5 |
Fluorescence-guided surgery | 23 | 19.2 |
Intraoperative MRI | 9 | 7.5 |
Intraoperative CT | 3 | 2.5 |
Not known | 11 | 9.2 |