Radiographic approach to stereotaxic surgery in rhesus monkeys.
A method is described which uses radiographic techniques to identify ventricular and bony landmarks as guides in placing probes into specific areas of the brain in the rhesus monkey. This approach requires a relatively simple modification of a standard stereotaxic instrument and is applicable to various physiological and behavioral experiments in species where cranial variability limits the accuracy of stereotaxic surgery.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D013679:Technology, Radiologic