title: A stereotactic guide for microsurgery. Technical note.
abstract: A stereotactic guide for microsurgery is presented. The guide consists of a weak helium neon laser projecting a red beam towards the target when the arc carrying the beam has been set on the Leksell frame according to the stereotactic co-ordinates of the target calculated on the pre-operative imaging studies. The device allows free manoeuverability of the operating microscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindquist
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*