Open AccessComparison of Intraoperative 3-Dimensional Fluoroscopy With Standard Computed Tomography for Stereotactic Frame Registration
Author(s) -
Terrance Peng,
Daniel R. Kramer,
Morgan B. Lee,
Michael F. Barbaro,
Li Ding,
Charles Y. Liu,
Spencer Kellis,
Brian Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
operative neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2332-4260
pISSN - 2332-4252
DOI - 10.1093/ons/opz296
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , fluoroscopy , fiducial marker , scanner , radiology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Three-dimensional fluoroscopy via the O-arm (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) has been validated for intraoperative confirmation of successful lead placement in stereotactic electrode implantation. However, its role in registration and targeting has not yet been studied. After frame placement, many stereotactic neurosurgeons obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan and merge it with a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to generate planning coordinates; potential disadvantages of this practice include increased procedure time and limited scanner availability.