Frameless stereotactic targeting devices: Technical features, targeting errors and clinical results

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Widmann, Gerlig ^a   Schullian, Peter ^a   Ortler, Martin ^a   Bale, Reto ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Brain biopsy; Deep brain electrodes; Frameless stereotaxy; Targeting device

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ERRORS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN ELECTRODES; DEEP BRAIN ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; FRAMELESS STEREOTAXY; LITERATURE SEARCH; STEREOTAXY; TARGETING DEVICE; TECHNICAL FEATURES;

BIOPSY;

ARM BASED DEVICE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER; CHEST INFECTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEEP BRAIN ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE; FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC TARGETING DEVICE; GASTRITIS; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDLINE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEURONAVIGATION; RETRACTOR; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKULL AFFIXED DEVICE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 84858007683     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.441     Document Type: Review

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