ABSTRACT
Intraoperative ultrasound imaging in the localization of intracranial lesions in eight patients is described. This technique is effective in tumor location, and it can be used throughout surgery to monitor the extent of tumor resection. The ability to locate precisely a deeply situated intracranial lesion intraoperatively can reduce the risk of damage to normal tissue, assist in determining the extent of tumor resection, and reduce the time of surgery. Intraoperative ultrasound holds great promise, but if it is to be used to its fullest extent, further modifications of transducers must be developed.
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Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Ultrasonography , Astrocytoma/diagnosis , Brain Neoplasms/secondary , Glioma/diagnosis , Humans , Intraoperative Care , TransducersABSTRACT
The elaboration of type-specific capsular antigens by group B streptococci can be demonstrated by the serum-soft agar technique. Group B streptococci isolated from bovine mastitis, namely, strains 9F, 14Mi, 8Mo, 44B, and 4S, were shown to form diffuse and compact types of colony morphology in serum-soft agar. Immunochemical and chemical analyses of antigens isolated from diffuse and compact colonies of strain 9F indicated that the diffuse-type growth of this strain was due to the elaboration of a galactose-rich surface antigen, whereas the compact 9F strain was devoid of this antigen. Specific 9F antiserum was effective in converting the diffuse 9F colonies of the compact type, indicating the presence of capsular material. Preliminary evidence suggests that the serum-soft agar technique could also be used to determine the antigenic diversity of the surface antigens of group B streptococci, thus providing an effective means of typing those organisms.
