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Abstract #4330

Low-Profile Remote Targeting Alignment Tool for Use in MR-Guided Rigid Device Insertion

Benjamin Grabow1, Chris Ross2, Ethan K. Brodsky1, Ken Kubota3, Walter F. Block4

1Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States; 2Engineering Resources Group, Inc, Hialeah, FL, United States; 3Kinetics Foundation, Los Altos, CA, United States; 4Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

We developed a remote trajectory alignment tool for use with a commonly available neurosurgical brain port to enable accessible trajectory alignment with real-time image guidance in preparation for rigid-device insertion into the brain.

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