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Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery pp 259–266Cite as

A Robotic System for Stereotactic Neurosurgery

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Part of the book series: Topics in neurological surgery ((TINS,volume 1))

Abstract

The primary goal of stereotactic surgery is to reach a designated target within the brain safely and accurately, without directly visualizing the intended target [30]. To accomplish this, stereotactic systems have employed a frame, externally applied to the skull, which incorporates one of several coordinate systems (e.g., Cartesian, polar, spherical) to guide a probe within the brain. In addition, a reference system has been used to correlate brain anatomy and stereotactic frame settings. The original Horsley-Clarke apparatus incorporated a Cartesian coordinate system correlated with skull landmarks, (i.e., the midsagittal plane, the external auditory meatus and the orbital meatal plane) [14]. Variation in the relationship between skull landmarks and brain anatomy prevented the Horsley-Clarke apparatus from being used in humans.

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  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

  2. Stereotactic and Functional Surgery, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

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Young, R.F. (1988). A Robotic System for Stereotactic Neurosurgery. In: Lunsford, L.D. (eds) Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Topics in neurological surgery, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1081-5_20

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