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stereotaxis

[‚ster·ē·ə′tak·səs]
(biology)
An orientation movement in response to stimulation by contact with a solid body. Also known as thigmotaxis.
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A small dose (3.7 MBq) of 99m Tc-labeled albumin is injected during ultrasonography or mammography using the stereotaxis. During surgery, the lesion is localized by a gamma probe, emitting a sound and a count of radioactive material (6-9).
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conducted an experiment to measure the accuracy of different stereotactic method with rhesus monkeys, and the results showed that MRI-guided stereotaxy was completely accurate in 80% as compared to 38.5% in atlas-guided stereotaxis. In addition, if we change the target after post-operative MRI and deliver a second operation, unlike the microelectrode, the DBS electrode might cause a great damage around the target and lead to deviation in the following operation.[sup][12] Only the accuracy of coordinate confirmed by pathology examination or post-operative MRI could the subsequent experiments be conducted.
The fields of IGS and RAS in their present form have existed for approximately three decades, but the concept of stereotaxis in surgical guidance dates back over a century, with the Horsely-Clark stereotactic mechanical alignment frame to align needles for neurological interventions in 1908.
Healthcare company Stereotaxis (NasdaqCM:STXS) disclosed on Friday the receipt of the 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Vdrive Robotic Navigation System with V-Loop Variable Loop Catheter Manipulator in the US.
Mills, CEO of Stereotaxis. "With an aging population and increasing rate of arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions, we can offer EP physicians in Japan greater possibilities in the treatment of their complex cases and make a difference in patient quality of life.
They called this method stereotaxis derived from the ancient Greek words stereos and taxis.
Hindricks said that he has received honoraria from and has been a consultant to Biosense, Stereotaxis, St.
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