IMAGE-GUIDED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR INFECTIONS AND TRAUMA OF THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM

The value of image-guided stereotactic systems is directly dependent o n the ease and speed of their use. In the past, most stereotactic tech niques were complicated and timely to set up; thus, they were used exc lusively for either resecting neoplasms or for restoring neurologic fu nction. However, current systems equipped with advanced registration t echniques are much simpler and faster to employ, and indications for t heir use are rapidly increasing. We describe an advanced image-guided navigation system and provide examples of its successful use in neuros urgical treatment of central nervous system infection and trauma.