Ultrasound used during surgery for tumors near key brain areas
Original title: Navigated Intraoperative Ultrasound in Functionally Eloquent Tumour Resection: A Descriptive Single-Centre Series Within the Modern Multimodal Neuro-Oncology Surgery Workflow.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
Doctors looked back at past surgeries, so this does not prove the tool helps.
The short version
Surgeons used ultrasound while operating to help remove brain tumors safely.
What was studied. Doctors looked back at records for 104 patients. All had brain tumors near areas that control things like movement or speech. Surgeons used ultrasound during each operation to see the tumor.
What they found. The group had 42 grade 4 gliomas and 33 grade 2-3 gliomas. It also had 21 cancers that spread to the brain and 8 other tumors. No tumor was left behind in 22.5% of grade 4 gliomas and 53.3% of grade 2-3 gliomas. For cancers that spread to the brain, that number was 73.7%. New movement problems showed up in 4 of 16 grade 4 patients and 4 of 21 grade 2-3 patients.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: Surgeons often stop cutting to protect brain function. That can leave some tumor behind. This report shows what that choice looked like for real patients.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean the ultrasound itself helped. Everyone in the study got it, so there was no group to compare. The doctors only looked back at old records. This is not a new treatment and not a cure. Planned studies are still needed to test it.
Source: PubMed, October 2, 2026 · Read the original
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