The present and future role of intraoperative MRI in neurosurgical procedures

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 10-17

  Alexander III, Eben ^a   Moriarty, Thomas M ^a   Kikinis, Ron ^a   Black, Peter ^a   Jolesz, Ferenc M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative imaging; Intraoperative MR; Magnetic resonance imaging; Surgical guidance

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; APPARATUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TELEVISION CAMERA;

BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 0031398857     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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