Neurosurgery software iPS

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Accurate and precise planning is essential for all forms of neurosurgery that require targeting structures in the brain. For example, targeting the STN for DBS procedures requires that the target is identified and a precise and accurate trajectory is defined for use with stereotactic devices >>. In order to achieve this, it is essential that a high-precision and easy-to-use planning tool is employed. The inomed iPS software is such a tool, enabling the clinician to easily assemble all of the necessary imaging modalities and create an optimum set of planning coordinates to target the area of interest. State-of-the-art imaging techniques in combination with developments in the field of IT have led to breakthroughs in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. These technologies have enabled accurate and tissue-sparing interventions in the human brain. All the planning tasks are carried out by the inomed iPS planning system. Safe intervention during DBS requires precise planning Before any surgical intervention, surgeons use the iPS from inomed to plan their access and target point coordinates for specific surgical interventions in the brain. The target defined may be verified prior to surgery using the inomed target point simulator. What sets the IPS planning software apart is the high quality of its image manipulation tools and the methods and algorithms used to merge images together. If required, anatomical atlases can be projected onto the patient's own data. In turn, this allows verification based on anatomical principles and provides for safe intervention.