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We have developed a sterotactic computer graphic system with brain maps that runs on a personal computer. This system consists of three parts: 1. firmware for dizitizing radiological films with a TV camera or scanner (when digital image is not directly obtained from floppy disks); 2. software for introducing or processing brain maps by matching them with CT or NMR images; 3. hardware.
Our system is designed to: 1. recognize the relevant frame points and calculate targets, their volume and surgical instrument trajectory; 2. match between brain maps of an ideal brain and patient’s CT or NMR images with visible and invisible pathology; 3. monitor during surgery the position of the surgical instrument or target modification.
The whole procedure and processed images are stored in a database for further study.
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Giunta, F., Marini, G., Bertossi, M. (1987). Stereotactic Computer Graphic System with Brain Maps. In: Gybels, J., Hitchcock, E.R., Meyerson, B., Ostertag, C., Rossi, G.F. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 7. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 39. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8909-2_2
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