Clinical evaluation of stereotactic brain biopsies with an MKM-mounted instrument holder

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 889-897

  Willems, P W A ^a   Noordmans, H J ^a   Ramos, L M P ^a   Taphoorn, M J B ^a   Berkelbach Van Der Sprenkel, J W ^a   Viergever, M A ^b   Tulleken, C A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain biopsy; Frameless stereotaxy; in vivo accuracy; Neuronavigation; Robot assisted surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BONE SCREWS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0242330357     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0112-4     Document Type: Article

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