Robot-Assisted Deep Brain Stimulation: High Accuracy and Streamlined Workflow.

Journal: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A number of stereotactic platforms are available for performing deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implantation. Robot-assisted stereotaxy has emerged more recently demonstrating comparable accuracy and shorter operating room times compared with conventional frame-based systems.

Authors

  • Nisha Giridharan
    Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Kalman A Katlowitz
  • Adrish Anand
  • Ron Gadot
  • Ricardo A Najera
  • Ben Shofty
    Division of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St., 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Rita Snyder
  • Christopher Larrinaga
  • Marc Prablek
  • Patrick J Karas
  • Ashwin Viswanathan
  • Sameer A Sheth