A CT-guided stereotactic system with direct verification of the centrage of the target before introducing the needle into the brain

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Scuccimarra, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Putaminal hematoma; Quadrigeminal cyst; Stereotactic devices; Stereotactic directed operations; Stereotactic neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NEEDLE; NEUROSURGERY; PUTAMEN; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0032985144     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740905     Document Type: Article

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