A prospective study on the use of intraoperative computed tomography (iCT) for image-guided placement of thoracic pedicle screws

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 838-844

  Dinesh, Shree Kumar ^a   Tiruchelvarayan, Rajendra ^a   Ng, Ivan ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Image guided spine surgery; Intraoperative CT; Spine navigation; Thoracic pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEURONAVIGATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870283392     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2012.690917     Document Type: Article

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