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C.T. Aided Stereotaxy for Depth Electrode Implantation and Biopsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

T.M. Peters  and
André Olivier
T.M. Peters*
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec
André Olivier
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec
*
Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University Street, Room 724, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4.
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We describe a computer program which facilitates the analysis of a series of C.T. scans made while a stereotaxic frame is fixed to the patient.

The program has 2 modes of operation:

a) The operator may select a region and determine the three-dimensional frame coordinate.

b) The operator may select a set of frame coordinates and have the computer program display these at the appropriate sites on the C.T. scans. If these sites are the positions of depth electrodes, then a recording of the epileptic spike activity may be displayed at the appropriate sites on the scans.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 166 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1983

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