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Potential Use of Robots in Endoscopic Neurosurgery

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Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery I

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 54))

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A 6-axis stereotactic robot has been designed and linked to a stereotactic frame for routine use. Robot software allows the positioning of a probe holder in order to reach a given target. A calibration step enables the robot to compute the position of the x-ray beam and correct its final position to avoid parallax errors. The co-ordinates of the target are presently taken from anteroposterior and lateral X-rays using a digitizing table. Connection with a digitized angiography system is in progress and will allow direct sampling of numerical data from the x-ray data. Further steps will include connections with a 3D-reconstructed image from MRI and CAT as well as with a resident computerized atlas. Present experience after 14 months of daily practice represents 140 stereotactic procedures which can be extended to any special use, including endoscopic approaches.

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  1. Unite INSERM U. 318, Neurobiologie Préclinique, Laboratoire de Neurobiophysique, UFR de Médecine, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, France

    A. L. Benabid, D. Hoffmann & F. Danel

  2. Laboratoire de Biomathematiques, UFR de Médecine, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, France

    S. Lavallee, P. Cinquin & J. Demongeot

  3. Service de Neurochirurgie at: CHU Albert Michallon, Grenoble, France

    A. L. Benabid & D. Hoffmann

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany

    Bernhard Ludwig Bauer M.D.  & Dieter Hellwig M.D.  & 

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Benabid, A.L., Lavallee, S., Hoffmann, D., Cinquin, P., Demongeot, J., Danel, F. (1992). Potential Use of Robots in Endoscopic Neurosurgery. In: Bauer, B.L., Hellwig, D. (eds) Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery I. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 54. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6687-1_14

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