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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2023; 12(01): 079-082
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730874
Short Communication

Use of Marker Computed Tomography as a Navigational Tool for Performing Minicraniotomies

Rajnish Kumar Arora
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Jitendra Shakya
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Saravanan Sadhasivam
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Rajashekar Rekapalli
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
,
Radhey Shyam Mittal
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Abstract

We want to highlight a simple technique for performing smaller craniotomies, using a marker computed tomography scan, which does not require any special equipment, training or cost and is not time-consuming. Pictorial description of two such cases have been provided.

Keywords

marker computerized tomography - stereotaxic - localization

Note

The work pertaining to this study was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.




Publication History

Article published online:
07 February 2022

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