What is a stereotactic device?
A stereotaxic device uses a set of three coordinates that, when the head is in a fixed position, allows for the precise location of brain sections. Stereotactic surgery may be used to implant substances such as drugs or hormones into the brain.
How do you use stereotaxic?
Mount the animal onto the stereotaxic apparatus by placing the ear bars into the ear canal and tightening into place. First mount one ear bar in the ear canal, and then hold it in place and slide in the other ear bar. You know you are in the correct location when the head can no longer be moved side to side.
What is meant by Neuroendoscopy?
Neuroendoscopy is a minimally-invasive surgical procedure in which the neurosurgeon removes the tumor through small holes (about the size of a dime) in the skull or through the mouth or nose. Neuroendoscopy enables neurosurgeons to: Access areas of the brain that cannot be reached with traditional surgery.
What is stereotactic drainage?
CT stereotactic drainage is a safe and effective technique to diagnose and treat brain abscesses and is mandatory for small or deep-seated lesions. Empirical therapy of suspected brain abscesses is rarely warranted in the era of CT stereotactic surgery.
What is SRS in medicine?
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) uses many precisely focused radiation beams to treat tumors and other problems in the brain, neck, lungs, liver, spine and other parts of the body. It is not surgery in the traditional sense because there’s no incision.
What is stereotactic localization?
Stereotactic mammography is used to ensure accurate needle placement when localizing non-palpable breast lesions. Once the localization needle is inserted into the breast, it is recommended that its position should be checked with a further stereo-image film. The interpretation of these check films can prove difficult.