Role of a Perivascular Ultrasonic Micro-flow Probe in Aneurysm Surgery

Abstract

There are various intraoperative monitoring devices available today for helping the neurosurgeons the progress of the intracranial aneurysm surgery. Till now the intraoperative ultrasonic blood flow probes has been used only in vascular, cardiac, and transplant surgery. In the University of Illinois at Chicago we have been able to use the same technology in various neurovascular surgeries. We describe the use of the ultrasonic perivascular blood flow probes in patients operated for clipping of intracranial aneurysm. The use of this perivascular micro-flow probe and its importance in cerebral aneurysm will be discussed.