Combined use of OsiriX™ imaging software and ultrasound to guide surgery in a patient with a needle in the head

• Main Authors: Naci Balak, M.D., Emrah Duman, M.D., Izzet Durmusalioglu, M.D., Ercan Bosnak, M.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
• Series: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
• Subjects: Imaging; Penetrating injury; Minimally invasive surgery
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916300895
• ISSN: 2214-7519

It is essential to use minimally invasive techniques in the surgical removal of the foreign object in asymptomatic patients. A 39-year old woman with an approximately 3 cm-long thin metallic object adjacent to the left frontal bone is reported. The patient's CT scans were evaluated using OsiriX™ software and by an ultrasound. The object was removed minimally invasively using a local anesthetic, with reduced operative time, less bleeding, quicker wound healing and better cosmetic results.