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Table 3 Extent of tumor resection

From: Ultrasound-guided versus traditional surgical resection of supratentorial gliomas in a limited-resources neurosurgical setting

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IOUS

Control

p value

GTR (%)

5 (29%)

0 (0%)

0.05

NTR (%)

4 (24%)

1 (8%)

0.3

GTR + NTR (%)

9 (53%)

1 (8%)

0.01

STR (%)

8 (47%)

12 (92%)

0.01

Mean % resection (volumetric)

83%

66%

0.03

  1. IOUS intraoperative ultrasonography, GTR gross total resection, NTR near total resection, STR subtotal resection