Table of Contents

Preface: The Personal Applications of Ultrasound in My Life

1 Introduction to Applications of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Fabrication Strategies and Operational Principles for Ultrasound Transducers

1.3 Diagnostic Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: An Overview of Various Imaging Modalities and State-of-the-Art Microflow Sensing

1.4 Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications in Neurosurgery

1.5 Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance in Neurosurgical Procedures

1.6 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging

1.7 Intraoperative Ultrasound Elastography

1.8 Bone–Ultrasound Interaction in Neurosurgery

1.9 Novel Applications of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery

1.10 The Abundant Promise of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: The Ethical Path to Claiming the Potentials

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2 Fabrication Strategies and Operational Principles for Ultrasound Transducers

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Introduction to Piezoelectricity

2.3 Introduction to Electrostriction

2.4 Operational Principles of Ultrasound Transducers

2.5 Conclusion

References

3 Diagnostic Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: An Overview of Various Imaging Modalities and State-of-the-Art Microflow Sensing

3.1 Introduction to Diagnostic Ultrasound

3.2 Diagnostic Ultrasound Modalities

3.3 Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines

3.4 Clinical Applications

3.5 Conclusion

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4 Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications in Neurosurgery

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Fundamentals of Therapeutic Ultrasound

4.3 Therapeutic Ultrasound Instrumentation

4.4 Clinical Applications of Therapeutic Ultrasound

4.5 Current Challenges

4.6 Future Directions

References

5 Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance in Neurosurgical Procedures

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Surgical Navigation in Neurosurgery

5.3 Technique of Intraoperative Ultrasound

5.4 Different Ultrasound Modalities

5.5 Fusion Imaging

5.6 Major Surgical Indications and Treatments

5.7 Requirements for Implementing Intraoperative Ultrasound

5.8 Advantages, Limitations, and Future Potential

References

6 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Principles of CEUS

6.3 Applications in Spine Surgery

6.4 Conclusion

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7 Intraoperative Ultrasound Elastography

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Principles of Elastography

7.3 Intracranial Tumor Resection

7.4 Challenges and Future Directions

References

8 Bone–Ultrasound Interactions in Neurosurgery

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Ultrasound and Hard Tissue

8.3 Ultrasound-based Navigation Relative to Bone Surfaces

8.4 Piezosurgery

8.5 Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound for Bone Healing

8.6 Diagnostic Ultrasound in Bone Health

8.7 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions

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9 Other Emerging Novel Applications of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: Ultrasound Computed Tomography, Thermometry, and Thermography; Intracranial Pressure Monitoring; and Artificial Intelligence

9.1 Overview of Emerging Topics in Ultrasound Research

9.2 Ultrasound Computed Tomography

9.3 Ultrasonic Thermometry and Thermography

9.4 Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

9.5 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Image Processing

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10 The Abundant Promise of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: The Ethical Path to Claiming the Potentials

10.1 Ethics of Ultrasound

10.2 Safety Considerations

10.3 Justice Considerations

10.4 Conclusion: Past, Present, and Future

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