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EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 65-73Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.5.1.65
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angiography; computed tomography; imaging; MRI; neurosurgery; stereotactic
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Advances in neuroimaging acquisition, computing and image processing have enabled neurosurgeons to use radiological imaging to guide both preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance. In preoperative planning, imaging may be used to evaluate surgical risks, choose the best method of intervention and select the safest surgical approach. Neuronavigation may be useful in designing the surgical flap and alerting the surgeon of surrounding anatomy. Finally, intraoperative imaging may be used to define brain shift associated with the resection of intracranial lesions, assist in more complete lesion resection, and monitor for certain intraoperative complications. In the following review, we briefly examine the history of neuroradiology for neurosurgery, neuronavigation and intraoperative imaging and trace their advances to current systems in use. We will also highlight new experimental applications of neuroimaging that are currently being refined.
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