title: The stereotaxic retractor in computer-assisted stereotaxic microsurgery. Technical note.
abstract: The authors describe a cylindrical retractor that is attached to a standard stereotaxic frame. This retractor provides a route for stereotaxic procedures and exposure of and a reference structure for the computer-assisted removal of deep-seated intracranial lesions defined stereotaxically by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Goerss
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kall
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted