Comparison of optical and electromagnetic tracking for navigated lateral skull base surgery

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-252

  Kral, Florian ^a   Puschban, Elisabeth J ^a   Riechelmann, Herbert ^a   Freysinger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Navigation; Skull base surgery; Tracking

Indexed keywords

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FERROMAGNETICS; LINE OF SIGHT; LINES-OF-SIGHT; OPERATING THEATRE; OPTICAL TRACKING; SKULL BASE SURGERY; TRACKING;

BONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING; EYE TRACKING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEURONAVIGATION; PETROUS BONE; SKULL SURGERY;

EID: 84878986768     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1502     Document Type: Article

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