DocumentCode
799503
Title
Stereotactic brain surgery
Author
Burckhardt, C.W. ; Flury, P. ; Glauser, D.
Author_Institution
Microeng. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Volume
14
Issue
3
fYear
1995
Firstpage
314
Lastpage
317
Abstract
Describes an integrated MINERVA system which meets demanding robotic requirements. The system incorporates a CT scanner and has 5 motorized axes equipped with nonreversible gears. The image processing facility operates on a SUN sparc workstation
Keywords
biomedical equipment; brain; robots; surgery; CT scanner; SUN sparc workstation; demanding robotic requirements; image processing facility; integrated MINERVA system; medical instrumentation; motorized axes; nonreversible gears; stereotactic brain surgery; Computed tomography; Laser surgery; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Parkinson´s disease; Probes; Service robots; Skull;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.391771
Filename
391771
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