Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy as an alternative to pharmaceutical
treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD). Aside from factors such as instrumentation …

Fetal surgery has become a clinical reality, with interventions for twin‐to‐twin transfusion
syndrome (TTTS) and spina bifida demonstrated to improve outcome. Fetal imaging is …

Visual Computing for Medicine, Second Edition, offers cutting-edge visualization techniques
and their applications in medical diagnosis, education, and treatment. The book includes …

Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) guided minimally invasive interventions such as
biopsies or ablation therapies often involve insertion of a needle‐shaped instrument into the …

Purpose The optimal electrode trajectory is needed to assist surgeons in planning Deep
Brain Stimulation (DBS). A method for image-based trajectory planning was developed and …

Purpose StereoElectroEncephaloGraphy (SEEG) is done to identify the epileptogenic zone
of the brain using several multi-lead electrodes whose positions in the brain are pre …

Purpose Both frame-based and frameless approaches to deep brain stimulation (DBS)
require planning of insertion trajectories that mitigate hemorrhagic risk and loss of …

Purpose About one-third of individuals with focal epilepsy continue to have seizures despite
optimal medical management. These patients are potentially curable with neurosurgery if …

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure consisting in the stereotactic
implantation of stimulation electrodes to specific brain targets, such as deep gray matter …

A system and method are provided for using a computer system to assist in planning a
trajectory (960A, 960B) for a surgical insertion into a skull. The method comprises pro viding …