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Stereotactic Laser Surgery

Stereotactic Laser Surgery

The Medical Center became the first in the Carolinas to treat tumors and blood vessel abnormalities deep within the brain by using stereotactic radiosurgery, a process so precise that it destroys the tumor or vessel problem with no effect on surrounding tissue. The mechanical device shown here has head-holding clamps and bars which puts the head in a fixed position in reference to three specific coordinates. It is a minimally-invasive surgery that usually allows the patient to return home the same day.

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00/00/1990
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The Medical Center became the first in the Carolinas to treat tumors and blood vessel abnormalities deep within the brain by using stereotactic radiosurgery, a process so precise that it destroys the tumor or vessel problem with no effect on surrounding tissue. The mechanical device shown here has head-holding clamps and bars which puts the head in a fixed position in reference to three specific coordinates. It is a minimally-invasive surgery that usually allows the patient to return home the same day.
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Photoprint
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DF 291
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nbg/obj/nbg_obj_00291, nbg/obj/nbg_obj_00291-th
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Digital Forsyth NBG Objects
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Coy C. Carpenter Library
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Wake Forest University
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Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
Stereotactic Laser Surgery
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