Scerrati M, Fiorentino A, Fiorentino M, Pola P. Stereotaxic device for polar approaches in orthogonal systems. Technical note.
J Neurosurg 1984;
61:1146-7. [PMID:
6389787 DOI:
10.3171/jns.1984.61.6.1146]
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Abstract
A special stereotaxic device is described which was conceived and built to integrate the peculiar orthogonal approach of the well known Talairach apparatus with a polar approach. The device is useful to reach small and deep-seated brain targets, particularly those located on or close to the midline. Its use in several different stereotaxic operations, such as thalamotomy, brain-tumor biopsy, or radiotherapy, proved its flexibility, safety, and reliability.
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