10.1055/b-0039-171726 7 Intraoperative CT ImagingJamie Toms and Kathryn Holloway Abstract Functional neurosurgery, be it epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, or a lesioning procedure, involves precise target localization and modification. Both…
10.1055/b-0039-171725 6 Functional Neuroimaging IIWalid I. Essayed, Prashin Unadkat and Alexandra J. Golby Abstract Functional neuroimaging is a constantly evolving and increasingly important tool for modern neurosurgery including preoperative and…
10.1055/b-0039-171724 5 Functional Neuroimaging I: fMRI and Resting State fMRIAaron Kucyi, Jason L. Chan, Stephan Bickel and Josef Parvizi Abstract Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a useful strategy for…
10.1055/b-0039-171721 2 A Brief History of Brain Stereotactic FramesL. Dade Lunsford and Ajay Niranjan Abstract The first guiding devise was used by Dittmar in 1870s in an animal model. The…
10.1055/b-0039-171723 4 MRI and CT Imaging with Stereotactic NeurosurgeryAshesh Thaker and Aviva Abosch Abstract Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are critical to stereotactic neurosurgery, and advances in…
10.1055/b-0039-171720 1 History of Innovation in Stereotaxy/Functional NeurosurgeryDavid W. Roberts Abstract Neurosurgery has long led the surgical specialties in the development of innovative clinical applications of technique and technology, and…
10.1055/b-0039-171722 3 Frameless NavigationRichard Rammo and Jason M. Schwalb Abstract Frameless navigation is an easy to use alternative to traditional frame-based stereotactic methods and has become an important neurosurgical tool….
10.1055/b-0039-172586 24 Lateral Parapharyngeal ApproachMarco Ferrari, Marco Ravanelli, Davide Lancini, Alberto Schreiber, Davide Mattavelli As illustrated in the previous chapter, the transnasal approach to the parapharyngeal space can be divided…
10.1055/b-0039-172581 19 Medial Petrous Apex ApproachVittorio Rampinelli, Marco Ravanelli, Andrea Bolzoni Villaret, Francesco Doglietto The petrous apex, a complex bony area located between the middle and posterior cranial fossa, is…
10.1055/b-0039-172585 23 Medial Parapharyngeal ApproachAlberto Schreiber, Marco Ferrari, Marco Ravanelli, Vittorio Rampinelli, Davide Lancini The parapharyngeal space is a suprahyoid infracranial fascial space of the neck, whose shape is typically…
