Surgery – Instruments – Stereotaxic device
Patent
1996-08-16
2000-06-27
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Instruments
Stereotaxic device
A61B 1900
Patent
active
060801646
ABSTRACT:
A stereotactic device for use with an imager is disclosed, which permits an imaging scan to be taken with reference to a personal coordinate system (or PCS) that is independent of a machine coordinate system (or MCS). Methods using the device to obtain imaging scans are described such that the imaging scans are superimposable even if taken at different time periods using the same or a different imager. The device comprises a frame that can be reproducibly positioned on a subject and which is equipped with non-invasive affixing means and localizing means that provide the PCS. The device and methods of the invention are particularly well suited for routine initial or follow-up examinations, pre-surgical planning and post-surgical evaluation.
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Guttmann Charles R. G.
Oshio Koichi
Panych Lawrence P.
Apley Richard J.
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Koshy Suresh
Villacorta Gilberto M.
Yu Justine R.
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