Intraoperative detection of blood vessels with an imaging needle during neurosurgery in humans

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav4992
• Publication Date: 2018-12-20T00:14:18Z
• Authors: Hari Ramakonar; Bryden C. Quirk; Rodney W. Kirk; Jiawen Li; Angela Jacques; Christopher R. P....; Robert A. McLaughlin
• Keywords: Male; Biopsy; Neurosurgery; 610; neurosurgical needle interventions; Imaging; optical coherence tomography needle; Intraoperative Period; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; 616; Medicine and Health Sciences; Needle; Humans; biopsy; Tomography; Research Articles; Aged; imaging needle; neurology; Biopsy, Needle; Optical Imaging; Brain; Middle Aged; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 3. Good health; ROC Curve; Optical Coherence; Three-Dimensional; Blood Vessels; Female; intracranial hemorrhage; Tomography, Optical Coherence

A “smart” brain biopsy needle containing a tiny imaging probe is able to warn neurosurgeons about nearby blood vessels.