An Experimental and Numerical Study on Tactile Neuroimaging: A Novel Minimally Invasive Technique for Intraoperative Brain Imaging
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Date
2018-01-30
Authors
Sadeghi-Goughari, Moslem
Qian, Yanjun
Jeon, Soo
sadeghi, sohrab
Kwon, Hyock Ju
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Publisher
Wiley
Abstract
Background
The success of tumor neurosurgery is highly dependent on the ability to accurately localize the operative target, which may be shifted during the operation. Performing an intraoperative brain imaging is crucial in minimally invasive neurosurgery to detect the effect of brain shift on the tumor’s location, and to maximize the efficiency of tumor resection.
Method
The major objective of this research is to introduce the tactile neuroimaging as a novel minimally invasive technique for intraoperative brain imaging. To investigate the feasibility of the proposed method, an experimental and numerical study was first performed on silicone phantoms mimicking the brain tissue with a tumor. Then the study was extended to a clinical model with the meningioma tumor.
Results
The stress distribution on the brain surface has high potential to intraoperatively localize the tumor.
Conclusion
Results suggest that tactile neuroimaging can be used to provide a non-invasive, and real-time intraoperative data on tumor’s features.
Description
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:
Moslem Sadeghi-Goughari, Yanjun Qian, Soo Jeon, Sohrab Sadeghi and Hyock-Ju Kwon, “An Experimental and Numerical Study on Tactile Neuroimaging: A Novel Minimally Invasive Technique for Intraoperative Brain Imaging,” accepted to The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery which has been published in final form at: https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1893. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Keywords
minimally invasive surgery, tactile sensing, intraoperative brain imaging