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Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 139 No. 11-12, 2017.

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FIRST FRAMELESS NEURONAVIGATION GUIDED BRAIN BIOPSY IN CROATIA

Krešimir Rotim
Tomislav Sajko
Ilijana Šumonja

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Abstract

First case of frameless neuronavigation guided brain biopsy performed in Croatia is presented. Neuronavigation developing technology enables tissue sample acquiring with a frameless, image-guided technique with visual control of the biopsy needle. Frameless stereotactic brain biopsy was performed using the Medtronic StealthStation® S7® surgical navigation system. The Articulating Arm and the Precision Aiming Device were used for precise and rigid fixation of the needle trajectory. Compared to the frame-based stereotactic procedure, frameless stereotactic biopsy method offers superior visualisation in trajectory planning, multiple target choosing and is a time-saving procedure.

Keywords

Biopsy – instrumentation, methods; Brain neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology; Neuronavigation; Stereotaxic techniques

Hrčak ID:

195522

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/195522

Publication date:

15.1.2018.

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