Use of the NeuroMate Stereotactic Robot in a Frameless Mode for Movement Disorder Surgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 132-135

  Varma, T R K ^a   Eldridge, P R ^a   Forster, A ^a   Fox, S ^a   Fletcher, N ^a   Steiger, M ^a   Littlechild, P ^a   Byrne, P ^a   Sinnott, A ^a   Tyler, K ^a   Flintham, S ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frameless surgery; Movement disorder surgery; NeuroMate system

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 10744230645     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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