Computer aided surgery : official journal of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery
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Comput. Aided Surg. · Sep 2007
Rapid prototype patient-specific drill template for cervical pedicle screw placement.
To assess the feasibility and accuracy of a drill template for the placement of a cervical pedicle screw in a single vertebral level. ⋯ The potential use of drill templates to place cervical pedicle screws is promising. Our initial methodology appears to provide an accurate technique and trajectory for pedicle screw placement in the cervical spine.
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Comput. Aided Surg. · Sep 2007
Early results of CyberKnife image-guided robotic stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of lung tumors.
To determine if image-guided robotic stereotactic radiosurgery (IGR-SRS) by CyberKnife achieves acceptable local control in resectable but medically inoperable patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or pulmonary metastasis, and to evaluate control rates and toxicity. ⋯ The delivery of precisely targeted high radiation doses with surgical precision to lung tumors in a hypo-fractionated fashion is feasible and safe. Image-guided robotic stereotactic radiosurgery (IGR-SRS) of lung tumors with the CyberKnife achieves excellent rates of local disease control with limited toxicity to surrounding tissues, and in many cases may be curative for patients for whom surgery is not an option.