Title :
An articulated neurosurgical navigation system using MRI and CT images
Author :
Kosugi, Yukio ; Watanabe, Eiju ; Goto, Junichi ; Watanabe, Takashi ; Yoshimoto, Satonobu ; Takakura, Kintomo ; Ikebe, Jun
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Neurosurgical operations sometimes involve difficulties in finding out the real positions of small-size neoplasms shown on tomographical images. The articulated navigation system, with the aid of a computer, gives ongoing positional correspondence between the position in the patient´s brain and the one in the tomographic images to assist neurosurgery.
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; biomedical equipment; brain; computerised tomography; surgery; CT images; NMR images; articulated neurosurgical navigation system; positional correspondence; small-size neoplasms; tomographic images; Biological materials; Computed tomography; Computer aided manufacturing; Magnetic resonance imaging; Manufacturing industries; Navigation; Neurosurgery; Service robots; Surgery; Surges; Brain Mapping; Brain Neoplasms; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurosurgery; Robotics; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
