OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of optical frameless neuronavigation (ON) and robot-assisted (RA) stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrode placement in children, and to identify factors that might increase the risk of...
INTRODUCTION: Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) constitute 10-15% of all brain tumors in the pediatric population; currently prognosis remains poor, with an overall survival of 7-14 months. Recently the indication of DIPG biopsy has been enlar...
OBJECT: Frame-based stereotactic interventions are considered the gold standard for brain biopsies, but they have limitations with regard to flexibility and patient comfort because of the bulky head ring attached to the patient. Frameless image guida...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a fully automatic anatomical landmark localization and trajectory planning method for external ventricular drain (EVD) placement using CT or MRI.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Jul 1, 2025
OBJECTIVE: Transventricular approach to deep-brain targets offers direct visualization but also imparts deformation that challenges accurate neuronavigation. 3D reconstruction and registration of the endoscopic view could provide up-to-date, real-tim...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: In order to achieve spatial registration for surgical navigation, a spatial registration method based on point cloud and deep learning is proposed.
AIMS: To report the outcomes of robot-assisted brain biopsies performed using a novel RONNA G4 system. The system was developed by a research group from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and a team of neurosurgeons from Dub...
Recently, spine surgery has gradually evolved from conventional open surgery to minimally invasive surgery, and endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) has become an important procedure in minimally invasive spine surgery. With improvements in the optics, spi...
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.
OBJECTIVE During the last 3 decades, robotic technology has rapidly spread across several surgical fields due to the continuous evolution of its versatility, stability, dexterity, and haptic properties. Neurosurgery pioneered the development of robot...
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