Neurosurgery
Think intraoperative imaging. Think Siemens.
As minimally invasive surgery becomes the standard of care in neurosurgery, it is imperative that neurosurgeons become skilled in the use of intraoperative imaging systems. Artis zeego, the high-end robot-supported 3D imaging system, provides faster, CT-like 3D image acquisition with high image quality to improve the safety and quality of neurosurgery. Artis biplane offers high positioning flexibility and excellent patient access for biplane imaging.
Emergency Surgery
The best critical care possible requires high quality 3D imaging which can be acquired fast in a hybrid room enabling both neurosurgery and neuroendovascular treatment without patient repositioning. Learn how to take emergency treatment to the next level.
The possibility of converting between endovascular and open surgical procedures anytime without any patient transfer is of great importance when dealing with emergency cases. In hybrid operating rooms, intraoperative 3D images can be acquired in less than 5 seconds. Imaging of the head in sitting position is possible with the integration with surgical tables.
Why will endovascular and open surgery be done together? Watch the challenging case in the Medical Knowledge Corner below.
Vascular Malformations
Find out how the surgical removal of vascular malformations can rely on the robot-supported imaging during microsurgical excisions to assure the complete removal of the lesion.
When the patient is positioned on the OR table, the pre-operative location of lesions change with brain shift. The intraoperative syngo DynaCT 3D imaging can provide actual anatomical landmarks and transfer them to the navigation system for precise intraoperative surgical guidance. Especially, the anatomy of the vessels can be seen with great detail in the intraoperative 3D images , which is of highest importance during vascular malformation surgeries.
Discover how intraoperative angiography helps to detect residual AVMs after microsurgical excision in the Medical Knowledge Corner.
Aneurysm Treatments
During neuroendovascular procedures, excellent 2D imaging is needed to shift the prothesis and achieve correct placement. In the end an intraoperative 3D image can verify correct placement. Learn how to treat aneurysms with biplane imaging.
For neuroendovascular procedures, the Artis biplane technology creates comprehensive 3-dimensional views of the blood vessels in the brain. Equipped with two flat detectors, the Artis zee biplane system offers excellent coverage of the relevant area with fine detail resolution to support you in your decision-making. The flexible positioning of the biplane system enables free head access to anaesthesiologists during the whole procedure.
Want to learn more about the advantages of MIYABI Angio-CT?
Learn more in the Review Paper by Dr. Tanaka et al, British Journal of Radiology
Medical Knowledge Corner
Explore our collection of case studies, clinical workflows, videos, brochures and scientific publications for neurosurgery.
Brochures
- Treatment of a giant meningioma in a Hybrid OR – Illustrated Workflows in Hybrid Operating Rooms, No. 10 3.5 MB
- Robot-assisted imaging for spinal fusion - Illustrated Workflows in Hybrid Operating Rooms, No.2 3.9 MB
- Emergency treatment in a neurosurgical hybrid operating room - Illustrated workflows in Hybrid Operating Rooms, No.7 3.1 MB
- Cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine andscoliosis surgery with Artis zeego - Overview of spinal workflows in Hybrid Operating Rooms 9.7 MB
- Overview of a multidisciplinary approach in Hybrid Operating Rooms (Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) 4.3 MB
- MAGNETOM Combi Suite Neurosurgery - Improve the management of brain tumor patients 1.5 MB
Videos
Save 90 min of OR time by implementing a 6-step deep-brain stimulation workflow
Robotic 3D imaging for spinal fusion (short)
Robotic 3D imaging for spinal fusion (long)
Emergency treatment in a neurosurgical hybrid operating room
Robotic imaging after microsurgical excision of an AVM
Customer Magazine
Scientific Talks and Publications
- Percutaneous pedicle screw implantation for refractory low back pain: from manual 2D to fully robotic intraoperative 2D/3D fluoroscopy. (Raftopoulos et al., Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg, 2012)
- Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of complex cerebrovascular diseases in the hybrid operating room. (Murayama et al., J Neurointerv Surg., 2012)
- Hybrid Operating Room for the Treatment of Complex Neurovascular and Brachiocephalic Lesions. (Iihara et al., J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis., 2012)
- Initial Experience of Real-Time Intraoperative C-Arm Computed-Tomography-Guided Navigation Surgery for Pituitary Tumors. (Mori et al., World Neurosurg., 2013)
- Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Fifteen years' experience in the neurosurgical hybrid operating suite. (Hlavac et al., Unfallchirurg., 2012)
- Robotic digital subtraction angiography systems within the hybrid operating room. (Murayama et al., Neurosurgery., 2011)
- The concept of a hybrid operating room: applications in cerebrovascular surgery. (Fandino et al., Acta Neurochir Suppl., 2013)
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