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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Chiari Type I Malformation

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The advent of intraoperative ultrasonography (USG) has allowed identification of craniocervical junction (CVJ) anatomy and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and CVJ structures with real-time images. It is possible to use intraoperative USG in patients with Chiari malformation type I as a method for selection of candidates for posterior fossa decompression with bone removal alone. This chapter describes the authors’ experience using intraoperative USG.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, DFV Neurology and Neurosurgery Service S/C Ltda, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil

    Roger Schmidt Brock & Mario Augusto Taricco

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, DFV Neurology and Neurosurgery Service S/C Ltda, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira

  3. Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcelo de Lima Oliveira

  4. Department of Neurology, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

    Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

  5. Laboratory for Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics, Division of Neurological Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Edson Bor-Seng-Shu

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Brock, R.S., Taricco, M.A., de Oliveira, M.F., de Lima Oliveira, M., Teixeira, M.J., Bor-Seng-Shu, E. (2020). Intraoperative Ultrasound in Chiari Type I Malformation. In: Tubbs, R., Turgut, M., Oakes, W. (eds) The Chiari Malformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44862-2_27

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