First neuronavigation experiences in Uruguay

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2010Publisher:IEEEJournal:2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Authors: Guillermo, Carbajal; Alvaro, Gomez; Gabriela, Pereyra; Ramiro, Lima; Javier, Preciozzi; Luis, Vazquez; Alvaro, Villar;

doi: 10.1109/iembs.2010.5627422

pmid: 21096799

First neuronavigation experiences in Uruguay

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Abstract

Neuronavigation is the application of image guidance to neurosurgery where the position of a surgical tool can be displayed on a preoperative image. Although this technique has been used worldwide in the last ten years, it was never applied in Uruguay due to its cost. In an ongoing project, the Engineering Faculty (Universidad de la República), the Hospital de Clínicas (Medicine Faculty - Universidad de la República) and the Regional Hospital of Tacuarembó are doing the first experimental trials in neuronavigation. In this project, a prototype based on optical tracking equipment and the open source software IGSTK (Image Guided Surgery Toolkit) is under development and testing.

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University of the Republic
Uruguay

Keywords

Brain, Equipment Design, Hospitals, Neurosurgical Procedures, Computer Communication Networks, User-Computer Interface, Treatment Outcome, Monitoring, Intraoperative, Humans, Uruguay, Neuronavigation, Software

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