Precision and accuracy of stereotactic targeting in patients undergoing repeat stereotactic surgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-173

  Zacest, Andrew ^a   Berk, Caglar ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus internus; Repeat stereotactic neurosurgery; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449125868     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000215932     Document Type: Article

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