5 Shared Control Robotics
10.1055/b-0039-172716 5 Shared Control RoboticsElvis L. Francois and Arjun S. Sebastian Abstract Shared control robotics is a system in which the user maintains some degree of direct or indirect control…
3 Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spine Surgery: A Versatile and Useful Adjunct
10.1055/b-0039-172714 3 Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spine Surgery: A Versatile and Useful AdjunctRalph T. Schär, Howard J. Ginsberg, and Jefferson R. Wilson Abstract: Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) has been used in spine…
4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based Navigation
10.1055/b-0039-172715 4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based NavigationJonathan G. Seavey and Langston T. Holly Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides high-resolution imaging of soft tissues via the excitation of hydrogen nuclei placed…
2 Three-Dimensional Computer-Assisted Navigation Platforms
10.1055/b-0039-172713 2 Three-Dimensional Computer-Assisted Navigation PlatformsBarrett S. Boody Abstract: Intraoperative navigation technology for spine utilizes existing neurosurgical core concepts utilized with brain surgery. Over the past 50 years, advancements in…
1 Principles of Navigated Pedicle Screw Placement
10.1055/b-0039-172712 1 Principles of Navigated Pedicle Screw PlacementYusef I. Mosley and Srinivas K. Prasad Abstract Treatment of spinal pathology often necessitates spinal instrumentation. The methods used for spinal instrumentation have…
2 Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke. The Organization of Stroke Centers
10.1055/b-0039-173860 2 Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke. The Organization of Stroke CentersSheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Ana Claudia de Souza, Leonardo Augusto Carbonera, and Carlos Batista Abstract The burden of stroke is…
7 Mechanical Thrombectomy with Retrievable Stents
10.1055/b-0039-173865 7 Mechanical Thrombectomy with Retrievable StentsCarlos Castaño Abstract In this chapter we make a historical recount of the evolution of mechanical thrombectomy and describe the technique of mechanical thrombectomy…
4 Imaging Techniques in Acute Ischemic Stroke
10.1055/b-0039-173862 4 Imaging Techniques in Acute Ischemic StrokeNicolás Sgarbi Abstract Acute ischemic stroke is a real health problem with a significant morbidity and mortality. In the last years there were…
8 Direct Aspiration Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: Evolution of Technique and Evidence
10.1055/b-0039-173866 8 Direct Aspiration Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: Evolution of Technique and EvidenceAlejandro M. Spiotta and Aquilla S. Turk Abstract Thrombectomy techniques for achieving recanalization of an occluded large vessel…
12 The Future in Ischemic Stroke: New Techniques
10.1055/b-0039-173870 12 The Future in Ischemic Stroke: New TechniquesChristopher Hilditch, Patrick Nicholson, Adam A. Dmytriw and Vitor Mendes Pereira Abstract Workflow optimization is without a doubt the next major hurdle…
