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A Computer Controlled Stereotactic Arm: Virtual Reality in Neurosurgical Procedures

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Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 10

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((STEREOTACTIC,volume 58))

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A computer controlled mechanical arm for stereotaxy is presented. It has 5 free joints and can be attached to a stereotactic frame. High precision digital encoders register the angular position of each joint and the computer determines the position of the tip of the instrument in the stereotactic space. Accuracy and usefulness are discussed.

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  1. Neurosurgery, Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy

    C. Giorgi M.D., M. Luzzara, D. S. Casolino & E. Ongania

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  2. M. Luzzara
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  3. D. S. Casolino
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Björn A. Meyerson (President ESSFN) (President ESSFN)

  2. Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta“, Milano, Italy

    Giovanni Broggi

  3. Fundacion “Sixto Obrador“, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

    Jose Martin-Rodriguez

  4. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Christoph Ostertag

  5. Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France

    Marc Sindou

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Giorgi, C., Luzzara, M., Casolino, D.S., Ongania, E. (1993). A Computer Controlled Stereotactic Arm: Virtual Reality in Neurosurgical Procedures. In: Meyerson, B.A., Broggi, G., Martin-Rodriguez, J., Ostertag, C., Sindou, M. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 10. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 58. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9297-9_17

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9297-9_17

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