Comparison of the viewing wand and the BRW stereotaxy systems

Kenneth S. Heiferman M.D.; Kevin E. Cramer

doi:10.1117/12.154948

17 September 1993 Comparison of the viewing wand and the BRW stereotaxy systems

Kenneth S. Heiferman M.D., Kevin E. Cramer

Proceedings Volume 1894, Clinical Applications of Modern Imaging Technology; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154948
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Intracranial lesions are invisible and exploration can be hazardous to the patient's postoperative quality of life. The first generation of neurosurgeons relied on their knowledge of neurology and anatomy to try to locate the patient's lesion. In general, this did not produce satisfactory results. Improvements in neuroradiology, neuroanesthesia, and neurosurgical techniques have diminished the proportion of the brain viewed as inoperable. These improvements have significantly improved patient outcomes.

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Kenneth S. Heiferman M.D. and Kevin E. Cramer "Comparison of the viewing wand and the BRW stereotaxy systems", Proc. SPIE 1894, Clinical Applications of Modern Imaging Technology, (17 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154948

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