Use of Shear Wave Elastography for Intraoperative Brain and Tumor Stiffness Measurements

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patients must be at least 18 years old.
• •Patients must have planned surgery for resection of a newly diagnosed or recurrent brain tumors.
• •Patients with tumors located in the brain cortex or superficial white matter in which introduction of the ultrasound probe is straightforward and does not pose a risk for intraoperative complications.
• •Patients must have a Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60%.
• •Patient or legally authorized representative (LAR) willing to provide written informed consent.