The Brain Bench: virtual tools for stereotactic frame neurosurgery

We present a suite of neurosurgery supporting tools developed around (i) the Virtual Workbench, a productive environment for the control of 3-D data, in which delicate work can be performed for hours on end without strain, and (ii) the Electronic Brain Atlas, integrating the major print brain atlase...

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Published in:Medical image analysis 1997-09, Vol.1 (4), p.317-329
Main Authors: Serra, Luis, Nowinski, Wieslaw L., Poston, Timothy, Hern, Ng, Meng, Lee Choon, Guan, Chua Gim, Pillay, Prem Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain - anatomy & histology
Brain - surgery
brain atlas
Computer Simulation
Equipment Design
frame-based stereotaxis
Head - anatomy & histology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
neurosurgery planning
Radiosurgery - instrumentation
Reproducibility of Results
User-Computer Interface
virtual reality
Virtual Workbench
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Summary:We present a suite of neurosurgery supporting tools developed around (i) the Virtual Workbench, a productive environment for the control of 3-D data, in which delicate work can be performed for hours on end without strain, and (ii) the Electronic Brain Atlas, integrating the major print brain atlases in day-to-day clinical use. We describe in detail the Brain Bench, a surgical planning system for stereotactic frame neurosurgery. Its objective is to prepare faster plans; have a better and more accurate choice of target points; improve the avoidance of sensitive structures; have fewer sub-optimal frame attachments and speedier, more effective planning and training. If validated by a clinical study now under way, this will improve medical efficacy and reduce costs.
ISSN:1361-8415
1361-8423
DOI:10.1016/S1361-8415(97)85004-9