Vascular malformations of the brain. Surgical management using interactive image guidance.

This article describes the use of interactive image guidance in the surgical management of vascular malformations (VMs). Indications include VMs located in or around eloquent brain regions such as speech and motor sensory areas. The image guidance provides a three-dimensional view of the actual vascular malformations through computer simulation and an accurate means of determining its position in relation to adjacent brain structures (anatomic localization).