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Computer-assisted neurosurgery by using a noninvasive vacuum-affixed dental cast that acts as a reference base: another step toward a unified approach in the treatment of brain tumors

Reto Bale, Johannes Burtscher, Wilhelm Eisner, Alois Obwegeser, Michael Rieger, Reinhart A. Sweeney, Andreas Dessl, Salvatore Giacomuzzi, K Twerdy, Werner Jaschke

Journal of neurosurgery · 2000 · 48 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Because of its noninvasive, rigid, reliable, and reproducible connection to the patient's head, the VBH vacuum-affixed mouthpiece grants the registration device an accuracy comparable to invasive fiducial markers.

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