... [20, 21] and mechanical inaccuracy of the stereotactic frame [22]. An additional and often overlooked factor that may contribute to inaccurate implantation of DBS leads is brain shift , or intraoperative brain deformation. An underlying assumption of stereotactic targeting is that anatomical...

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...Hai Sun; Hany Farid; David W. Roberts; Kyle Rick; Alex Hartov; Keith D. Paulsen Current neuronavigational systems face two primary challenges: (1) automatic and robust registration between preoperative images and the operating room space, and (2) compensation for brain deformations that compromise...