Open AccessIntraoperative use of microscope-integrated flow 800 – A valuable tool in surgical management of anterior communicating artery aneurysm: Our institutional experience
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Sharadrao Chavan,
Yashuhiro Yamada,
Kadam Chandratej,
Gowtham Devareddy,
Riccardo Stanzani,
Shukurov Firuz,
Yoshihiro Kato
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_342_19
Subject(s) - clipping (morphology) , indocyanine green , medicine , aneurysm , radiology , surgery , microscope , anterior communicating artery , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
Flow 800 is microscope-integrated analytical visualization tool which analyses the indocyanine green (ICG) video sequence and converts it into an intensity diagram. This allows an objective evaluation of the result rather than subjective assessment of ICG fluorescence. The anatomy of anterior communicating artery region is complex because of multiple vessels and perforators in small space; hence, there is a need of objective assessment tool which can give precise idea about vascular compromise. Flow 800 can serve as a valuable tool in this complex surgery.