The impact of technological advances in neurosur gery: Historical perspectives and new developments

Functional Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-224

  Sassi, Marco ^a   Servello, Domenico ^a   Porta, Mauro ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advances; Neurosurgery; Technology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; DEVICES; HISTORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77953739214     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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