Title :
A New CT-Aided Stereotactic Neurosurgery Technique
Author :
Shao, H.M. ; Truong, T.K. ; Reed, I.S. ; Slater, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
fDate :
7/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this communication, a new technique for CT-aided stereotactic neurosurgery is presented. The combination of specially designed hardware and software provides a fast, simple, and versatile tool for the accurate insertion of a probe into the human brain. This system is portable and can be implemented on any CT computer system. The complete procedure to perform the CT-aided stereotactic neurosurgery techniquie is presented in this communication. Experimental results are given which demonstrate the power of the method. Finally, the key algorithms for realizing this technique are described in the Appendix.
Keywords :
Computed tomography; Hardware; Head; Neurosurgery; Plastics; Probes; Skull; Software design; Software tools; Surgery; Stereotaxic Techniques; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1985.325573