Open AccessRigid Head Fixation for Intraoperative Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
D J Engle,
L. Dade Lunsford,
T Panichelli
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198608000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , fixation (population genetics) , radiodensity , skull , radiology , arteriovenous malformation , resection , tomography , head trauma , artifact (error) , nuclear medicine , radiography , surgery , population , environmental health , neuroscience , biology
A C-ring radiolucent head holder was designed to facilitate intraoperative computed tomography (CT) during resection of various intracerebral lesions. Important features of the procedure include rigid skull and CT table fixation, cranial access, and low artifact CT imaging performed during and after operation. A case of CT-assisted resection of an arteriovenous malformation is described.