Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery / Edition 1

by Norihiko Tamaki, Kazumasa Ehara, Japanese Society of Computers in Neurosurgery Staf

Overview

Computer technology has developed remarkably in the field of neurosurgery during the past 10 to 20 years. Great achievements have been made recently in neuroimaging techniques and computer technology for neuronavigation, from frameless, armless systems to robotic microscopes. Contained in the present volume are all the papers presented at the International Symposium on Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery and selected papers presented at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Computers in Neurosurgery, which were held in Kobe, Japan, on January 24-26, 1997. This volume is a comprehensive description and review of current technical ad­ vancements in computer-assisted neurosurgery, with a special focus on advanced intraoperative neuroimaging, various neuronavigation system, robotic microscopes, and strategies for preoperative and intraoperative surgical planning using high-power workstations with three-dimensional software. We express our thanks to the contributors for their participation and cooperation, and to Springer-Verlag for personal and technical assistance in publishing this work. We sincerely hope that this volume will contribute to improving neurosurgical technology and outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784431702115
Publisher:	Springer Japan
Publication date:	01/28/1998
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Technical Advances in Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery — Frameless, Armless Systems to Robotic Microscopes.- Neuronavigator: Its Current Usage and Its Future.- Computer-Assisted and Frameless Stereotaxy in Australia: The Operating Arm System.- of the Passive Marker Neuronavigation System VectorVision.- EasyGuide Neuro: A New Approach to Image-Guided Surgery.- Advanced Neurosurgical Navigation Using a Robotic Microscope Integrated with an Infrared-Based System.- 2. Various Applications of Computer-Assisted Systems.- Application of the ISG Viewing Wand for Endoscopic Procedures.- Computer-Assisted Endomicroscopic Surgery.- Precisely Targeted Tumor Biopsy and Marking under CT-Fluoroscopy.- Interactive Image-Guided Surgery Using an Infrared-Based System.- 3. Advanced Neurosurgical Planning Using Computer-Assisted Systems.- Computer-Aided Surgery.- Surgical Simulation in an Anatomical/Functional Atlas with HyperCAS.- Preoperative Simulation and Intraoperative Navigation with Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics.- 4. Intraoperative Imaging and Brain Shift.- Three-Dimensional Image-Guided Navigation with Overlaid Three-Dimensional Image (Volumegraph) and Volumetric Ultrasonogram (V-US).- Consideration of Intraoperative Brain Shift for Frameless Stereotaxy.- Clinical Application of CT-Fluoroscopy.- Image-Guided Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.- 5. Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery of Difficult Lesions.- Surgical Management for Gliomas Around the Motor Strip: Preoperative Anatomical and Functional Imaging.- CANS Navigator for Skull Base Surgery: Usefulness of Successive Localizations and Surgical Track.- Navigational Surgery of the Skull Base and Other Vital Area Lesions using the Mehrkoordinaten Manipulator (MKM) System.- Application of the ISG Viewing Wand in Skull Base Procedures.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Mukesh Misra, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This is a compilation of papers presented in the International Symposium on Computer Assisted Neurosurgery.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide and present a comprehensive description of the latest developments in the field of computer assisted neurosurgery.
Audience: The book is targeted to all students, residents, the physicians in the field of neurosurgical diseases, as well as medical engineers and computer scientists.
Features: It gives full details of the papers presented. It is composed of organized and detailed discussions of the research and developments in recent years in computer assisted neurosurgery. It discusses the various techniques used in frameless and robotic systems.
Assessment: This is an excellent compilation. The chapters on intraoperative imaging and brain shift and computer assisted neurosurgery for difficult lesions are very informative. This book is a valuable source of information for neurosurgeons and residents and for medical engineers and computer scientists as well.

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