Advanced Techniques in Image-Guided Brain and Spine Surgery

by Isabelle M. Germano

Overview

An advanced technique quickly becoming the "standard" for all neurosurgeons!

A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art technology currently available for neuronavigation. It will provide the reader with the clinical applications of this technology to various aspects of cranial and spinal surgery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781638531043
Publisher:	Thieme Publishers New York
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

Table of Contents

Part I Principles and Technology
1. Historical Perspective of Image-Guided Neurosurgery
2. Sources of Error in Image Registrations for Cranial Image-Guided Neurosurgery
3. Spinal Registration Accuracy and Error
4. The Optical Digitizer
5. The Mechanical Arm System
6. The Magnetic System
7. The Passive Navigational System
8. Image-Guided Neurosurgery Combining Mechanical Arm and Optical Digitizer
9. Videotactic Surgery
10. Endoscopic Image-Guided Surgery
11. Robotic Microscopes
12. Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery
Part IIA Cranial Applications
13. Image-Guided Brain Biopsy
14. Cerebrovascular Applications of Image-Guided Surgery
15. Image-Guided Brain Tumor Resection
16. Interoperative Image Update by Interface with Ultrasound
17. Interoperative Image Update by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
18. Image-Guided Epilepsy Surgery
19. New Directions in Atlas-Assisted Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery
Part IIB Spinal Applications
20. Image-Guided Cervical Instrumentation
21. Thoracic Instrumentation: Stereotactic Navigation for Placement of Pedicle Screws in the Thoracic Spine
22. Image Guidance for Scoliosis
23. Image-Guided Lumbar Instrumentation
24. Computer-Assisted Image-Guided Fluoroscopy (Virtual Fluoroscopy)
25. Controversies in Image-Guided Spine Surgery

Editorial Reviews

This book provides an overview of image-guided neurosurgery, and details specific procedures for cranial and spinal conditions. It discusses instrumentation and clinical applications for vidoetactic neurosurgery, needle biopsy, cranial and spinal navigation, and other techniques. The benefits and limitations of each procedure are identified. Both current applications and future prospects for image guided technology are described. B&w images are prominently featured. The contributors are doctors from North America, Europe, and Japan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A good balance between the fundamentals of neuronavigation and technological innovations, making this book attractive both to trainees and those who already have considerable experience in the field. It is a worthy addition to a departmental library. - British Journal of Neurosurgery

"A valuable guide to image-guided stereotactic minimally invasive surgery.. The techniques are clearly described; the bibliography contains useful references; the layout is graphically appealing. Taken together, the book provides the specialist and the trainee with a valuable guide to imaging in neurosurgery."—Minerva Ortopedica Traumatologica

"A good balance between the fundamentals of neuronavigation and technological innovations, making this book attractive both to trainees and those who already have considerable experience in the field. It is a worthy addition to a departmental library." - British Journal of Neurosurgery

"A valuable guide to image-guided stereotactic minimally invasive surgery... The techniques are clearly described; the bibliography contains useful references; the layout is graphically appealing. Taken together, the book provides the specialist and the trainee with a valuable guide to imaging in neurosurgery."—Minerva Ortopedica Traumatologica

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