Rigid head fixation for intraoperative computed tomography.
A C-ring radiolucent head holder was designed to facilitate intraoperative computed tomography (CT) during resection of various intracerebral lesions. Important features of the procedure include rigid skull and CT table fixation, cranial access, and low artifact CT imaging performed during and after operation. A case of CT-assisted resection of an arteriovenous malformation is described.
D000293:Adolescent; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*