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A computer assisted planning system for the placement of sEEG electrodes in the treatment of epilepsy

Zombori, G; Zuluaga, MA; Clarkson, MJ; Ourselin, S; Rodionov, R; Nowell, M; Micallef, C; ... Duncan, JS; + view all (2014) A computer assisted planning system for the placement of sEEG electrodes in the treatment of epilepsy. In: Stoyanov, D and Collins, DL and Sakuma, I and Abolmaesumi, P and Jannin, P, (eds.) Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions: 5th International Conference, IPCAI 2014, Fukuoka, Japan, June 28, 2014. Proceedings. (pp. 118 - 127). Springer International Publishing: Switzerland. Green open access

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Abstract

Approximately 20-30% of patients with focal epilepsy are medically refractory and may be candidates for curative surgery. Stereo EEG is the placement of multiple depth electrodes into the brain to record seizure activity and precisely identify the area to be resected. The two important criteria for electrode implantation are accurate navigation to the target area, and avoidance of critical structures such as blood vessels. In current practice neurosurgeons have no assistance in the planning of the electrode trajectories. To provide assistance a real-time solution was developed that first identifies the potential entry points by analysing the entry-angle, then computes the associated risks for trajectories starting from these locations. The entry angle, the total length of the trajectory and distances to critical structures are presented in an interactive way that is integrated with standard electrode placement planning tools and advanced visualisation. We show that this improves the planning of intracranial implantation, with safer trajectories in less time. © 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A computer assisted planning system for the placement of sEEG electrodes in the treatment of epilepsy
Event: 5th International Conference, IPCAI 2014
ISBN-13: 9783319075204
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07521-1_13
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07521-1_13
Language: English
Additional information: The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07521-1_13
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1419755
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