A robotic assistant for stereotactic neurosurgery on small animals

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Ramrath, L ^a   Hofmann, U G ^a   Schweikard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medical robotics; Neuronavigation; Neurosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; PROBES; ROBOTICS;

ANIMAL BRAIN; BRAIN RESEARCH; MECHANICAL POSITIONING; MEDICAL ROBOTICS; NEURONAVIGATION; POSITIONING ACCURACY; ROBOTIC ASSISTANTS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; SMALL ANIMAL; STEREOTAXY;

NEUROSURGERY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ROBOTICS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 59049108350     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.218     Document Type: Review

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