Scalp marking for a craniotomy using a laser pointer during preoperative computed tomographic imaging: Technical note

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1250-1252

  Kubo, Shigeki ^a,c   Nakata, Hiroyuki ^a   Sugauchi, Yoshiaki ^a   Yokota, Naohiro ^a   Yoshimine, Toshiki ^b  

^a Takarazuka Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Takarazuka Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Craniotomy; Laser pointer; Localization; Marking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; LASER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP;

EID: 0034095531     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200005000-00045     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Frederick PR, Brown TH, Miller MH, Bahr AL, Taylor KH: A light-guidance system to be used for CT-guided biopsy. Radiology 154:535-536, 1985.
2. Gangi A, Kastler B, Arhan JM, Klinkert A, Grampp JM, Dietemann JL: A compact laser beam guidance system for interventional CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr 18:326-328, 1994.
3. Ishizaka H, Katsuya T, Koyama Y, Ishijima H, Moteki T, Aoki J: CT-guided percutaneous intervention using a simple laser director device. AJR Am J Roentgenol 170:745-746, 1998.
4. Kato A, Yoshimine T, Hayakawa T, Tomita Y, Ikeda T, Mitomo M, Harada K, Mogami H: A frameless, armless navigational system for computer-assisted neurosurgery: Technical note. J Neurosurg 74:845-849, 1991.
5. Moore MR, Black PMcL, Ellenbogen R, Gall CM, Eldredge E: Stereotactic craniotomy: Methods and results using the Brown-Roberts-Wells stereotactic frame. Neurosurgery 25:572-578, 1989.
6. Nagata Y, Nishidai T, Abe M, Takahashi M, Okajima K, Yamaoka N, Ishihara H, Kubo Y, Ohta H, Kazusa C: CT simulator: A new 3-D planning and simulating system for radiotherapy - Part 2: Clinical application. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 18:505-513, 1990.
7. Nakajima S, Yoshimine T, Wakita S, Sato Y, Hata N, Yamada M, Fujiwara M, Tamura S, Kato A, Hayakawa T: Scalp localization using a simple algorithm. Neurol Res 20:751-753, 1998.
8. Ragan DP, Forman JD, He T, Mesina CF: Clinical results of computerized tomography-based simulation with laser patient marking. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 34:691-695, 1996.
9. Sabin HI, Whittle IR: Stereotactic craniotomy and intraoperative lesion localisation using the Brown-Robert-Wells frame: Technical note. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 102:137-140, 1990.
10. Watanabe E, Mayanagi Y, Kosugi Y, Manaka S, Takakura K: Open surgery assisted by the neuronavigator, a stereotactic, articulated, sensitive arm. Neurosurgery 28:792-800, 1991.