Does Stereo-endoscopy Improve Neurosurgical Targeting in 3rd Ventriculostomy?

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7966, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Abhari, Kamyar ^a,b   De Ribaupierre, Sandrine ^b   Peters, Terry ^a,b   Eagleson, Roy ^a,b  

^a Imaging Research Laboratories   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Stereo endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; HAZARDOUS AREA; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEARNING CURVES; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL; PERFORMANCE METRICES; STEREO-ENDOSCOPY; SURGICAL TASKS; VENTRICULAR SYSTEMS; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

DEPTH PERCEPTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RATING; SURGERY;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 79955853229     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.877897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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