Use of the radionics image fusion™ and stereoplan™ programs for target localization in functional neurosurgery

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-32

  Papanastassiou, Vakis ^a   Rowe, Jeremy ^a   Scott, R ^a   Silburn, P ^b   Davies, L ^a   Aziz, Tipu ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional neurosurgery; Image fusion; Parkinson's disease; Stereoplan; Tremor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002100334     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(98)90197-7     Document Type: Article

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