Review Article

From the Idea to Its Realization: The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Neurosurgery

Figure 6

(a) Principle of armless navigation system with emitting infrared diodes on the pointer and a three-camera system as receiver. (b) Armless navigation system with a two-infrared camera system and emitting diodes on the pointer during intraoperative registration. The localization of the pointer is calculated by triangulation method.
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