PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G A Gooding
AU  - J E Boggan
AU  - P R Weinstein
TI  - Intraoperative sonography during lumbar laminectomy: work in progress.
DP  - 1984 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 751--753
VI  - 5
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/6/751.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/6/751.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1984 Nov 01; 5
AB  - The feasibility of intraoperative sonography during lumbar laminectomy was demonstrated in six cases. The most obvious advantage was the ability to image the spinal canal anterior to the spinal cord or cauda equina, which cannot be seen directly from the posterior operative approach. A water bath of warm saline serves as an ideal acoustic window. This technique has the potential to be a significant contribution to intraoperative exploration and localization.