In vivo accuracy testing and clinical experience with the ISG viewing wand

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 194-204

  Sipos, Eric P ^a   Tebo, Scot A ^a   Zinreich, S James ^a   Long, Donlin M ^a   Brem, Henry ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Computed tomography; Instrumentation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Operative technique; Positron emission tomography; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0029902032     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199607000-00048     Document Type: Article

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