Combining intraoperative functional mapping with interactive, image-guided neurosurgery

Author

Bass, W. Andrew ; Dawant, Benoit M. ; Maciunas, Robert J. ; Galloway, Robert L., Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

218

Abstract

A method is described for recording stimulating electrode position during functional brain mapping prior to lesion resection. By combining the function of the Vanderbilt IIGS system with cortical stimulation and the display of a surface-rendered image extracted from tomographic data, the location of multiple, specific functions may be identified prior to subcortical surgery and retained to enhance surgical guidance

Keywords

brain; medical image processing; surgery; Vanderbilt IIGS system; cortical stimulation; interactive image-guided neurosurgery; intraoperative functional mapping; lesion resection; multiple specific functions location; stimulating electrode position recording; subcortical surgery; surface-rendered image; surgical guidance enhancement; tomographic data; Biomedical engineering; Displays; Lesions; Neoplasms; Neurosurgery; Positron emission tomography; Probes; Rendering (computer graphics); Surgery; Surges;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656924

Filename

656924