Robotic neurosurgery: A preliminary study using an active vision-guided robotic arm for bone drilling and endoscopic manoeuvres

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-58

  Awang, Mohamed Saufi ^a   Abdullah, Mohd Zaid ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surgery; Endoscopes; Neurosurgery; Robotics; Skull

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION GUIDED ROBOTIC ARM;

EID: 79954565728     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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