Flat-Detector Computed Tomography: Advancing Real-Time Neuronavigation for Stereotactic Brain Tumor Biopsy
- Authors: Kurnosov I.A., Balakhnin P.V., Gulyaev D.A., Subbotina D.R., Malkevich V.I., Muravtseva A.L., Shmelev A.C., Chirkin V.Y., Burovik I.A., Bagnenko S.S., Belyaev A.M.
- Issue: Vol 71, No 6 (2025)
- Pages: 1245-1259
- Section: EDITORIALS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0507-3758/article/view/380450
- ID: 380450
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Abstract
Stereotactic brain tumor biopsy (STB) currently relies on two primary navigation technologies: framebased and frameless systems. A significant limitation of both
approaches is the inability to visualize the target tumor and biopsy needle in real-time during needle insertion.
About the authors
I. A. Kurnosov
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
P. V. Balakhnin
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
D. A. Gulyaev
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
D. R. Subbotina
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
V. I. Malkevich
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
A. L. Muravtseva
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
A. C. Shmelev
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
V. Yu. Chirkin
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
I. A. Burovik
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
S. S. Bagnenko
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
A. M. Belyaev
Author for correspondence.
Email: ivkurnosov@gmail.com
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