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14 - Robotic Technology in Neurosurgery

Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2017

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Alisson R. Teles  and
Tobias A. Mattei
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Alan David Kaye  and
Richard D. Urman
Alan David Kaye
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Louisiana State University
Richard D. Urman
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Perioperative Management in Robotic Surgery , pp. 160 - 174
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