Stereotactic craniotomy and intraoperative lesion localisation using the Brown-Robert-Wells frame. Technical note.
A simple technique of stereotactic craniotomy and intraoperative lesion localisation that uses the Brown-Robert-Wells (BRW) stereotactic frame is presented. The method optimises craniotomy placement and facilitates localisation of small intracerebral lesions. Using the system, 16 patients have had resection of intracranial neoplasms from deep and/or eloquent areas of the brain with no neurological morbidity.
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Scotland, U.K.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*