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CT/MRI Safety in Functional Neurosurgery

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Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

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Abstract

Unique and ever-changing applications of imaging technologies have played an integral role in transforming the landscape of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery [1]. Both computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imagery (MRI) continue to push forward the boundaries of image-guided neurological surgery. Despite the great benefits offered by CT and MRI, however, each technique poses certain risks to the safety of patients and, in some cases, of healthcare workers [2–4].

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Canadian Research Chair in Neuroscience (Tier 1), 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Andres M. Lozano (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)

  2. Houston Stereotactic Concepts, Inc., 2260 West Holcombe Boulevard Suite 309, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA

    Philip L. Gildenberg

  3. University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Ronald R. Tasker

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Schulder, M., Oubré, A. (2009). CT/MRI Safety in Functional Neurosurgery. In: Lozano, A.M., Gildenberg, P.L., Tasker, R.R. (eds) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69960-6_19

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