Combining CT scanning with stereotactic surgery.
A procedure to allow calculation of coordinates from a CT scan taken with a GE 8800 or GE 9800 scanner is described. This permits introduction of a probe, such as a biopsy forceps or cannula, into any brain lesion identified on CT scanning. Thus, a neurosurgeon with access to a GE scanner can perform CT directed stereotactic surgery with any stereotactic apparatus.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed