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Radiology, Vol 189, 829-834, Copyright © 1993 by Radiological Society of North America

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Frameless method of stereotaxic localization with DSA

E Coste, J Rousseau, D Gibon, JF Deleume, S Blond and X Marchandise
Biophysics Laboratory, Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Lille II, France.

PURPOSE: To improve a method of stereotaxic localization with digital subtraction angiography that does not require use of a localization frame fixed to the patient's skull during examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An independent, low-cost, stereotaxic computing system was devised. Software programs used magnetic resonance images, computed tomographic scans, and digitized radiographs of plastic bone implants with head landmarks to establish reference trihedrons in each imaging system, transpose target coordinates from one system to another, adjust surgical instruments, help plan radiation surgery, and compute and display isodose curves. RESULTS: The geometric distortions of the image intensifier were corrected. Distortion problems of the conic projection were solved, and three-dimensional localization was achieved with only two associated front and lateral views. Accuracy to within 1 mm was achieved for the three coordinates. CONCLUSION: This frameless stereotaxic localization technique is highly accurate and reliable. The system allows maximum automation of examination procedures.


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