Robot-Assisted Deep Brain Stimulation: High Accuracy and Streamlined Workflow.
Nisha GiridharanKalman A KatlowitzAdrish AnandRon GadotRicardo A NajeraBen ShoftyRita SnyderChristopher LarrinagaMarc PrablekPatrick J KarasAshwin ViswanathanSameer A ShethPublished in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)
We describe a streamlined workflow for DBS lead placement using robot-assisted stereotaxy with a comparable accuracy profile. Obviating the need for checking and switching coordinates, as is standard for frame-based DBS, also reduces the chance for human error and facilitates training.