NEURONAVIGATION WITHOUT RIGID PIN FIXATION OF THE HEAD IN LEFT FRONTOTEMPORAL TUMOR SURGERY WITH INTRAOPERATIVE SPEECH MAPPING

Abstract

The use of a reference sensor can replace uncomfortable pin fixation of the patient's head during navigation-supported awake craniotomies. Application accuracy is not affected by repositioning of the patient or by unavoidable head movements. Thus, this technique enables full exploitation of the benefits of navigation in a multimodal operative protocol without the need to rigidly fix the patient's head.