title: [Craniotomy guided by computed tomography with three dimensional reconstruction: technical note].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Searching usefulness of computed tomography with three dimensional reconstruction in planning accurate cranial approaches to treat subcortical lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients with neoplastic subcortical convexity-based lesions were surgically treated following spatial coordination obtained with three dimensional computed tomography reconstruction (CT 3D).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Accurate approaches were accomplished, allowing a safe and optimized removal of neoplasms in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study manifests the benefits of CT 3D in planning suitable craniotomies, avoiding incongruous approaches.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Neurocirurgia, Clínica Neurocirúrgica, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Ofir Loyola, Belém, PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Edmundo Luís Rodrigues
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: José Takao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: Marcelo Botelho
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Walmir Sebastião
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Carneiro Neto
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome