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Real-time three-dimensional graphic reconstructions using Brown-Roberts-Wells frame coordinates in a microcomputer environment.

M P Heilbrun·R A Brown·P R McDonald
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A desktop microcomputer environment that utilizes Brown-Roberts-Wells (BRW) frame coordinates for creation of three-dimensional depiction of operator-defined intracranial structures has been developed. The system allows direct reading of Siemens CT scan images from a floppy disc, structural edge definition, and reconstruction of defined images. The system is used in the operating room to view scans, perform standard BRW stereotactic functions, and create three-dimensional graphics for such tasks as defining tumor margins, conceptualizing positional relationships of intracranial structures, and radiation planning.

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M P Heilbrun, R A Brown, P R McDonald. 1985. Real-time three-dimensional graphic reconstructions using Brown-Roberts-Wells frame coordinates in a microcomputer environment.. https://doi.org/10.1159/000101089

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