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Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 7/2020

01-07-2020 | Neuropathic Pain | Book Review

Jeffrey A Brown, Julie G Pilitsis, Michael Schulder (Eds). Functional Neurosurgery: The Essentials

Thieme Medical Publishers, New York/Stuttgart, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62623-774-2

Author: Luigi Mansi

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 7/2020

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Excerpt

Neurosurgery is one of the oldest and most difficult surgical sub-specialties, because the risk of creating damage is extremely high. In this scenario, the technological and procedural development has been very important to optimize a surgical action as limited as possible on the operative target. In this context, a major improvement has been allowed by stereotaxis and functional neurosurgery. Using these approaches, surgical objectives may be achieved with extreme precision by locating them both through imaging and functional stimulation. …
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Title
Jeffrey A Brown, Julie G Pilitsis, Michael Schulder (Eds). Functional Neurosurgery: The Essentials
Thieme Medical Publishers, New York/Stuttgart, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62623-774-2
Author
Luigi Mansi
Publication date
01-07-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-020-04804-z

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