Clinical testing of an alternate method of inserting bone-implanted fiducial markers
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery utilizes image guidance via bone-implanted fiducial markers to achieve the desired submillimetric accuracy and to provide means for attaching microstereotactic frames. For maximal benefit, the markers must be inserted to the correct depth since over-insertion leads to stripping and under-insertion leads to instability.
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