Table 2.
Pre- and intraoperative imaging of patients treated with resection of BM
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Standards for perioperative imaging | ||
| Yes | 94 | 78.3 |
| No | 14 | 11.7 |
| Not known | 12 | 10.0 |
| Imaging is supervised by … | ||
| Neuroradiologist | 98 | 81.7 |
| General radiologist | 12 | 10.0 |
| Neurosurgeon | 1 | 0.8 |
| Not known | 9 | 7.5 |
| Type of preoperative imaging | ||
| MRI | 112 | 93.3 |
| CT | 36 | 30.0 |
| PET | 17 | 14.2 |
| Multimodal preoperative imaging | ||
| MRI alone | 68 | 56.7 |
| MRI + CT | 27 | 22.5 |
| MRI + PET | 10 | 8.3 |
| MRI + CT + PET | 7 | 5.8 |
| CT alone | 2 | 1.7 |
| Not known | 6 | 5.0 |
| Preoperative MRI protocol | ||
| Standard MRI protocol | 68 | 56.7 |
| Advanced imaging protocol | 40 | 33.3 |
| Shortened MRI protocol | 2 | 1.7 |
| Not known | 10 | 8.3 |
| Intraoperative techniques | ||
| Neuronavigation | 90 | 75.0 |
| Electrophysiological monitoring/stimulation | 56 | 46.7 |
| Awake surgery | 42 | 35.0 |
| Intraoperative ultrasound | 39 | 32.5 |
| Fluorescence-guided surgery | 23 | 19.2 |
| Intraoperative MRI | 9 | 7.5 |
| Intraoperative CT | 3 | 2.5 |
| Not known | 11 | 9.2 |
CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, PET positron emission tomography