Image-Guided Navigation System
Navigation System · Neuronavigation · Stereotactic Navigation · Frameless Stereotaxy · StealthStation · Brainlab
A computer cart with a large monitor and an infrared tracking camera on a stand or arm. Reflective markerMAR-kerSomething that can be measured, such as a substance in the blood, that shows a disease or body process is present.Full entry on a reference frame and on the hand probe let the camera follow the probe and show its tip on the patient's computed tomographykum-PYOO-tid toh-MOG-ruh-feeAn imaging test that uses x-rays and a computer to make cross-section pictures of the inside of the body.tom/o cut, slice-graphy process of recordingFull entry or magnetic resonance imagingmag-NET-ik REZ-uh-nunts IM-uh-jingAn imaging test that uses a strong magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body.Full entry .
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What it’s for
Shows the surgeon where the probe is inside the head or spine in three planes (axial, coronal and sagittal) on the patient's own scans. It is used to plan the approach, find a tumor, lesionLEE-zhunAn area of tissue that has been damaged or has changed from normal, such as a sore, wound, lump or spot.Full entry or small ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry (for example when placing a shuntSHUNTA passage that moves blood or other fluid from one place to another, either made by a surgeon or present in the body.Full entry catheter), take out the planned amount of tissue, and place spine screws.
Lengths and variants
cranialKRAY-nee-ulRelating to the skull, or toward the head end of the body.crani/o skull-al relating toFull entry and spine software; some systems pair with an intraoperativein-truh-OP-er-uh-tivHappening during surgery, from when the client is brought into the operating room until they are moved to recovery.intra- within, duringoperative of surgeryFull entry computed tomographykum-PYOO-tid toh-MOG-ruh-feeAn imaging test that uses x-rays and a computer to make cross-section pictures of the inside of the body.tom/o cut, slice-graphy process of recordingFull entry or a robotic arm.
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3 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 21 (Neurosurgery), p. 781 (Fig. 21.36), p. 783, p. 794
- Lenke LG, Kim DH, Vaccaro AR. Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques. Chapter 166, p. 1253
- brainlab.com
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