Technical considerations regarding accuracy of the MKM(TM) navigation system. An experimental study on impact factors

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 420-424

  Kaminsky, Jan ^a   Brinker, Thomas ^a   Samii, Amir ^a   Arango, German ^a   Vorkapic, Peter ^a   Samii, Madjid ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Image guided surgery; MKM(TM)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GEOMETRY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032993645     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740954     Document Type: Article

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