Robot assisted laser-interstitial thermal therapy with iSYS1 and Visualase: how I do it.

Journal: Acta neurochirurgica
Published Date: Jun 19, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Laser-interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an ablative treatment based on a surgically implanted laser-emitting catheter to induce a focal ablation of the pathological tissue. The main indications in neurosurgery are primary brain tumors, metastases, radiation necrosis, and pediatric brain tumors. Several approaches have been proposed to implant the laser-emitting catheter, both in frameless and frame-based conditions.

Authors

  • Cecilia Casali
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy. cecilia.casali@istituto-besta.it.
  • Massimiliano Del Bene
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Messina
    Unit of Sport and Exercise Sciences Research, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Federico Legnani
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
  • Francesco DiMeco
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.

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