title: Modified head fixation system for intraoperative CT scanning--technical note.
abstract: A head fixation system using four carbon fiber head pins and modified pin supporting devices is described. The fixation system was developed for intraoperative computed tomographic scanning and provides artifact-free images during open-field neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okudera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kyoshima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D009493:Neurosurgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*