Mr Simon Cudlip is a consultant neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon based in Oxford in the United Kingdom
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NEURONAVIGATION
Neuronavigation is a techniqe now in common useage in neurosurgery. The principle is very similar to satellite navigation, the map is a patients own CT or MRI scan loaded onto a computer. The satellites are an array of cameras able to see in 3D, and the navigation tool is a surgical instrument visible to the cameras. This technology allows real-time navigation during surgery of the brain or spine.
We now have an additional system dedicated to pituitary surgery that utilises electromagnetic navigation and thus does not need the head to be fixed with pins.
Neuronavigation is a techniqe now in common useage in neurosurgery. The principle is very similar to satellite navigation, the map is a patients own CT or MRI scan loaded onto a computer. The satellites are an array of cameras able to see in 3D, and the navigation tool is a surgical instrument visible to the cameras. This technology allows real-time navigation during surgery of the brain or spine.
We now have an additional system dedicated to pituitary surgery that utilises electromagnetic navigation and thus does not need the head to be fixed with pins.
This example shows
neuronavigation being used during a transsphenoidal operation for a
recurrent pituitary tumour.
Due to previous surgery, many of the anatomical landmarks that allow a surgeon to safely fing the pituitary gland are missing.
Use of neuronavigation allows a safe and quick exposure of the pituitary tumor with a reduction in operative complications.
Due to previous surgery, many of the anatomical landmarks that allow a surgeon to safely fing the pituitary gland are missing.
Use of neuronavigation allows a safe and quick exposure of the pituitary tumor with a reduction in operative complications.
