title: The Brain Bench: virtual tools for stereotactic frame neurosurgery.
abstract: We present a suite of neurosurgery supporting tools developed around (i) the Virtual Workbench, a productive environment for the control of 3-D data, in which delicate work can be performed for hours on end without strain, and (ii) the Electronic Brain Atlas, integrating the major print brain atlases in day-to-day clinical use. We describe in detail the Brain Bench, a surgical planning system for stereotactic frame neurosurgery. Its objective is to prepare faster plans; have a better and more accurate choice of target points; improve the avoidance of sensitive structures; have fewer sub-optimal frame attachments and speedier, more effective planning and training. If validated by a clinical study now under way, this will improve medical efficacy and reduce costs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore. luis@iss.nus.sg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Nowinski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hern
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014584:User-Computer Interface