Technique Description Stabilization Fusion (spondylodesis) Uniting portions of the spine via instrumentation and/or graft materials. A variety of approaches can be implemented (anterior, lateral, posterior, etc.) Distraction Halo, traction, interfacet,…
Fig. 10.1 Illustration of various types of tissue flaps. Fasciocutaneous (A). Musculomucosal (B). Myocutaneous (C). Bowel (D). Bone/osteomyocutaneous (E) Fig. 10.2 Temporalis flap. Axial (a) and coronal (b) T1-weighted MR…
Fig. 5.1 Brain shift. Preoperative FLAIR image (a) shows a hyperintense lesion in the right frontal lobe. Intraoperative FLAIR image (b) shows partial resection of the lesion and a change…
Fig. 8.1 The patient has a history of conductive hearing loss due to aural atresia. Lateral scout image (a) shows the BAHA device in position (arrow). Axial CT image (b)…
Fig. 12.1 MCA-STA bypass. The 3D MIP MRA (a) and 3D reformatted CTA image (b) show the superficial artery (arrows) entering the craniotomy and anastomosing with the prominent right superficial…
Fig. 4.1 Occipital nerve stimulator. The patient has a history of intractable migraine headaches. Frontal (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of the skull show the electrodes situated in the bilateral…
Fig. 3.1 Cortical bone reconstruction. 3D CT image shows cortical bone graft positioned along the expected site of the nasal dorsum (arrow) and absence of the native nasal bones and…
Fig. 6.1 External ventricular drain. Coronal CT image (a) shows the catheter within the right lateral ventricle and the external portion (arrow). Photograph of an external ventricular drain (b) (Courtesy…
Fig. 7.1 Illustration of the anterior cranial fossa approach with skull base reconstruction using pericranial flap and dural patch, titanium mesh, and bone graft Fig. 7.2 Anterior cranial resection with…
and Daniel Thomas Ginat3 (1) Department of Radiology, Beverly Tower Wilshire, Advanced Imaging, Beverly Hills, CA, USA (2) University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (3) Department…
