title: Special radiofrequency electrode system for computed tomography-guided pain-relieving procedures.
abstract: We present a new radiofrequency needle electrode system for use in pain-relieving procedures. The electrode system is used for computed tomography-guided percutaneous cordotomy, extralemniscal myelotomy, and trigeminal tractotomy. These special electrodes make it possible to perform selective cordotomies and selective trigeminal tractotomies under direct computed tomographic image control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanpolat
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Cosman
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*