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Investigative Techniques > Stereotaxic Techniques > Neuronavigation
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Stereotaxic Techniques > Neuronavigation
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Surgery, Computer-Assisted > Neuronavigation

Preferred term

Neuronavigation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Frameless Stereotaxy
  • Stereotaxy, Frameless

Scope note

  • Intraoperative computer-assisted 3D navigation and guidance system generally used in neurosurgery for tracking surgical tools and localize them with respect to the patient's 3D anatomy. The pre-operative diagnostic scan is used as a reference and is transferred onto the operative field during surgery.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038361

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