Title :
Stereotactic brain surgery
Author :
Burckhardt, C.W. ; Flury, P. ; Glauser, D.
Author_Institution :
Microeng. Lab., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Describes an integrated MINERVA system which meets demanding robotic requirements. The system incorporates a CT scanner and has 5 motorized axes equipped with nonreversible gears. The image processing facility operates on a SUN sparc workstation
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; brain; robots; surgery; CT scanner; SUN sparc workstation; demanding robotic requirements; image processing facility; integrated MINERVA system; medical instrumentation; motorized axes; nonreversible gears; stereotactic brain surgery; Computed tomography; Laser surgery; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Parkinson´s disease; Probes; Service robots; Skull;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
