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. 2021 May 3;11:656519. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.656519

Table 2.

Summary of Intraoperative and Postoperative Imaging Findings.

# Lesion echogenicity Predura US Anatomical Landmark US1 confirms navigation MRI Residual Tumor (US) Residual Tumor (iMRI) Extent of Resection Postop Deficits Tumor Pathology
1 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sulci Yes No No GTR None GBM**
2 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Tentorium, brainstem, cerebellum Yes Yes Yes STR Temporary word findings and reading difficulty Anaplastic Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 3
3 Homogenous hyperechoic Falx, cingulate sulcus, lateral ventricles, callosum sulcus Yes Yes Yes STR SMA* syndrome GBM**
4 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sylvian fissure Yes Yes Yes STR Temporary aphasia Diffuse Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 2
5 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Lateral ventricle, tentorium Yes Yes Yes STR None Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Grade 3
6 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sylvian fissure, ventricles Yes Yes Yes STR None Anaplastic Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 3
7 Hypoechoic cyst + hyperechogenic margins Falx,
ventricles
Yes No No GTR None Metastasis (NSCLC)
8 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Sylvian fissure, Falx Yes Yes Yes STR None Diffuse Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 2
9 Isoechoic with surrounding hyperechoic edema Lateral ventricles,
Falx
Yes No No GTR Temporary UE paresis Lymphoma
10 Heterogeneous hyperechoic solid component & hypoechogenic cyst Occipitotemporal sulcus Yes Yes Yes GTR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
11 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Orbital gyri Yes Yes Yes GTR No Radiation necrosis
12 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Tentorium, brainstem, cerebellum Yes Yes Yes STR No Diffuse Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 2
13 Nonvisible (large surgical cavity) Ventricles No Not visible (previous resection cavity) Yes GTR No Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Grade 3
14 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sylvian fissure Yes Yes Yes STR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
15 Heterogeneous hyperechoic (hard to visualize) Lateral ventricles Yes Not visible (previous resection cavity) No GTR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
16 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Lateral ventricles Yes Yes Yes STR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
17 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Falx Yes Not visible (previous resection cavity) No GTR No Grade 2 low grade glioma with ependymoma differentiation, IDH1 wildtype
18 Homogeneous hyperechoic Lateral ventricles Yes Not visible (blurry) Yes GTR No Anaplastic Astrocytoma IDH1mutant, Grade 3
19 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sylvian fissure Yes Yes Yes GTR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
20 Homogeneous hyperechoic Sulci Yes Yes Yes GTR No Oligodendroglioma, Grade 2
21 Hypoechoic cyst + hyperechogenic margins Sylvian fissure Yes No No GTR No Ganglioglioma, grade I
22 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Lateral ventricles Yes Yes Yes STR No Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Grade 3
23 Heterogeneous hyperechoic Lateral ventricles Yes Yes Yes STR Status epilepticus GBM

Gross total resection; Subtotal resection; Non small cell lung cancer; Upper extremity; *Supplementary motor area; **Glioblastoma multiforme.