Accuracy, efficacy, and clinical applications of the radionics operating arm system

Computer Aided Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 292-297

  Eljamel, M Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer assisted guidance; Frameless stereotaxy; Image guidance; Neuronavigation; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRAIN DISEASES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOTOMY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031424709     PISSN: 10929088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0150(1997)2:5<292::AID-IGS5>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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