Abstract
Objective: To analyze the influence of head positioning during preoperative image data acquisition on intraoperative accuracy of modern neuronavigation systems.Material and Methods: All measurements were performed preoperatively before opening the head. In 24 patients, preoperative MR image data acquisition was performed twice on a 0.5 T scanner using a contrast-enhanced Tl -weighted sequence; first in the neutral head position, and thereafter in the surgical head position for pterional craniotomy. For both data sets, the Sylvian fissure, the central sulcus, and the superior and inferior temporal suld were depicted on the patient's scalp using the frameless neuronavigation system EasyGuide Neuro™L. At the beginning of surgery, with the head fixed in a Mayfield clamp and an articulated instrument holder being used for fixation of the navigation system's pointer, the distances of 10 correlating points of the suld for the two data sets were measured. To evaluate the accuracy of the navigation system in this experimental set-up, a phantom study was also performed.Results: The phantom study revealed a mean inaccuracy of 1.6 mm (range 0.1–2.3 mm, standard deviation 0.6 mm). The patient study revealed a mean inaccuracy of 1.8 mm (range 0.4–2.8 mm, standard deviation 0.5 mm).Conclusions: The data suggest that the positioning of the patient's head during preoperative imaging plays no relevant role in intraoperatdve accuracy of neuronavigation. However, further studies and a larger number of patients with various pathologies in different regions of the brain are necessary to obtain a better understanding of the problem of brain shift in neuronavigation due to patient positioning alone, and to avoid procedure-related operative morbidity.
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