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Published on: August 11, 2015
Neuronavigation for the resection of cavernous angiomas
1Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040, China. dghong@online.sh.cn
Objective:
To introduce the use of the StealthStation neuronavigator combined with preoperative computerized tomography (CT) in resection of intracranial cavernous angiomas (CAs).
Methods:
The StealthStation neuronavigator was used to provide a realtime correlation of the operating field and the computerized images in 6 patients with CAs. All patients suffered from epileptic seizures. Four patients underwent keyhole surgery and 2 underwent small skin-flap craniotomy. The mean follow-up was 4.5 months.
Results:
With the guidance of neuronavigator, lesionectomy associated with removal of hemosiderin deposition, gliosis and calcification was performed precisely. The mean fiducial error was from 1.65 mm to 4.53 mm, the predicted accuracy at 10 cm was between 1.82 mm and 3.28 mm, and the sustained accuracy ranged from 0.50 mm to 3.45 mm.
Conclusion:
The StealthStation neuronavigator is reliable and accurate in the resection of CAs.
