ISEKI Hiroshi    Department   Research Institutes and Facilities, Research Institutes and Facilities    Position
Article types	Original article
Language	English
Peer review	Non peer reviewed
Title	New radiofrequency coil integrated with a stereotactic frame for intraoperative MRI-controlled stereotactically guided brain surgery
Journal	Formal name：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery Abbreviation：Stereotact Funct Neurosurg ISSN code：10116125/14230372
Volume, Issue, Page	84(4),pp.136-141
Author and coauthor	TANIGUCHI Hiroki†, MURAGAKI Yoshihiro, ISEKI Hiroshi, NAKAMURA Ryoichi, Taira Takaomi, TAIRA Takaomi*
Publication date	2006/08/04
Summary	Mislocalization errors caused by MR image distortions or brain shift are one of the main causes of complications after stereotactically guided neurosurgical procedures. A special device, which could ameliorate such effects and provide intraoperative acquisition of MR images of sufficient diagnostic accuracy, was developed. It is composed of a radiofrequency receiver coil integrated with a modified Komai stereotactic frame and a Sugita four-pin head holder. Clinical testing revealed that the use of the device during stereotactically guided procedures under the control of low magnetic field strength (0.3 T) intraoperative MRI ameliorates the effects of brain shift, and permits to obtain informative tissue samples and to perform aggressive removal of the lesion without any damage of the eloquent cerebral structures. The possibility of an easy shift from a stereotactically guided to a routine microneurosurgical procedure represents an additional benefit of the developed device.
DOI	10.1159/000094845
PMID	16899977