Frameless Stereotactic Brain Biopsies: Comparison of Minimally Invasive Robot-Guided and Manual Arm-Based Technique.

Journal: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
PMID: 32412603

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Most brain biopsies are still performed with the aid of a navigation-guided mechanical arm. Due to the manual trajectory alignment without rigid skull contact, frameless aiming devices are prone to considerably lower accuracy.

Authors

  • Georgi Minchev
    Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Gernot Kronreif
  • Wolfgang Ptacek
    Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology (ACMIT), ACMIT GmbH, Viktor Kaplan Straße 2, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
  • Joachim Kettenbach
    Institute of Medical Radiology, Diagnostic, Intervention. Karl Landsteiner University of Health Science, University Hospital St. Poelten , St. Poelten , Austria.
  • Alexander Micko
    Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Ayguel Wurzer
    Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Svenja Maschke
    Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Stefan Wolfsberger
    Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

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