title: How to create vectorial templates for stereotactic functional surgery with Microsoft PowerPoint.
abstract: The use of scalable templates representing the basal ganglia, as an aid in electrophysiological mapping, is a common practice among stereotactic functional neurosurgeons. The authors describe the procedure to create vectorial templates, based on the Atlas For Stereotaxy of the Human Brain by Schaltenbrand and Wahren, using inexpensive commercially available vectorial software.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Service, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. drdelco@jazzfree.com
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrández-Sempere
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eiras-Ajuria
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation