Frameless stereotaxy for transsphenoidal surgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-277

  Elias, W Jeffrey ^a   Chadduck, James B ^a   Alden, Tord D ^a   Edward R Jr , Laws ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Frameless; Neuronavigation; Pituitary; Stereotaxy; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID BONE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032865152     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199908000-00015     Document Type: Article

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