Early history of the stereotactic apparatus in neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Rahman, Maryam ^a   Murad, Gregory J A ^a   Mocco, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stereotactic frame; Stereotactic neurosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; EPILEPSY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE;

BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; EPILEPSY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 70349563926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.7.FOCUS09118     Document Type: Article

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