From Letterbox to Keyhole Approach for Resecting Intracranial Lesions

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 30-36

  Eljamel, M Sam ^a   Hofer, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surgery; Frameless stereotaxy; Image guided neurosurgery; Keyhole surgery; Letterbox surgery; Neuronavigation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NEURONAVIGATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 1142274166     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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