Nimsky / Fahlbusch Medical Technologies in Neurosurgery

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-211-33303-7
Verlag: Springer Vienna
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 98, 100 Seiten

Reihe: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement

This Acta Neurochirurica supplement distills the accomplishments of the Joint Convention of the Academia Eurasania Nuerochirurgica and the German Academy of Neurosurgery held in Bamberg, Germany from Sept. 1-3 2005. The main focus is 'Medical Technologies for Neurosurgery,' including: imaging, image processing, robotics, workflow analysis and ethics. Coverage extends from an overview of medical technologies, to robotic-assisted systems in neurosurgical operating rooms, to intraoperative MRI.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nimsky, Christopher

Fahlbusch, Rudolf

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;7
3;Bioethics, technology and human dignity: the Roman Catholic viewpoint;9
4;Robotics and artificial intelligence: Jewish ethical perspectives;16
5;Ethics in the use of new medical technologies for neurosurgery: ‘‘ Islamic viewpoint’’;20
6;Shadow of Buddhism and Shintoism in neurosurgical practice in Japan;25
7;Current status of medical technology;31
8;Uncertainty in di¤usion tensor based fibre tracking;38
9;Robotics in neurosurgery: which tools for what?;47
10;Computer- and robot-aided head surgery;55
11;Telecontrolled micromanipulator system ( NeuRobot) for minimally invasive neurosurgery;66
12;Usefulness of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for glioma surgery;70
13;Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging in neurosurgery: the Brigham concept;79
14;Intraoperative high-field MRI: anatomical and functional imaging;89
15;Intraoperative MR imaging: preliminary results with 3 tesla MR system;98
16;Author Index;102
17;Index of Keywords;103