title: Minimally invasive brain surgery.
abstract: Minimally invasive brain surgery refers to technological advances refining surgical access that have enabled neurosurgeons to reduce the morbidity and improve the accuracy and quality of neurosurgical procedures. These advances include computer-assisted stereotaxis, intraoperative ultrasound, brain mapping and neuroendoscopy. Computer-assisted stereotaxis includes not only smaller and accurate craniotomies but precision radiotherapy with radiosurgery and interstitial brachytherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hassenbusch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawaya
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation