Technical accuracy of a neuronavigation system measured with a high- precision mechanical micromanipulator

Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1431-1437

  Kaus, Michael ^a   Steinmeier, Ralf ^a   Sporer, Thomas ^b   Ganslandt, Oliver ^a   Fahlbusch, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Micromanipulator; Neuronavigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030731846     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199712000-00046     Document Type: Article

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