Stereotactic magnetic resonance angiography.
Visualization of the surgical trajectory with respect to the cerebral vasculature may enhance the safety of some stereotactic neurosurgical procedures. Traditional stereotactic angiography is tedious and, being an invasive procedure, poses some risk to the patient. A technique of projecting a stereotactically defined surgical trajectory onto magnetic resonance angiograms is presented.
Barnett
G H
GH
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
Kormos
D W
DW
Steiner
C P
CP
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed