Approaches
see Approach.
The main problem ahead on many neurosurgeons is the way they could approach a deep lesion inside cranial cavity 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) , although stereotaxy and neuronavigation have their own benefits but have also pitfalls as well 6) 7) 8).
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Tubbs RS, Hill M, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Oakes WJ. Volumetric analysis of the posterior cranial fossa in a family with four generations of the Chiari malformation Type I. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008;1:21–4.
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Greenberg MM, Dekel D, Zinreich SJ, Bryan RN. Probe-correlated viewing of anatomical image data. Patent No. CA-003497. 1989
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Kalfas IH. Image-guided spinal navigation. Clin Neurosurg. 2000;46:70–88.
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Tuominen J, Yrjänä SK, Katisko JP, Heikkilä J, Koivukangas J. Intraoperative imaging in a comprehensive neuronavigation environment for minimally invasive brain tumour surgery. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2003;85:115–20.