stereotactic
Adjective
Meaning
stereotactic (not comparable)
stereotaxic
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Examples
CT guided stereotactic aspiration is also indicated in the treatment of brain abscess Prognosis Death occurs in about 10% of cases and people do well about 70% of the time.
In this form of radiotherapy, high doses are delivered over a number of sessions using stereotactic targeting techniques.
During the operation, which is carried out under a general anaesthetic and using stereotactic methods, a small piece of brain is destroyed or removed.
Conventional surgery using image guidance technologies is also becoming common and is referred to as surgical navigation, computer assisted surgery, navigated surgery, stereotactic navigation.
Rather than conventional radiotherapy, the paper suggests that thyroid tumors may be more susceptible to treatment with precisely targeted radiation known as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and possibly with fewer side effects.
These include stereotactic navigation systems that can precisely place instruments within the brain, remote-controlled surgical instruments, and implanted systems that can learn to treat patients.