| Abstrakt: |
Image-guided stereotactic biopsy for histopathologic diagnosis of cranial lesions has become a standard component of the neurosurgical armamentarium [1–3]. The word ``stereotactic΄΄ derives from the Greek word ``stereos΄΄ for ``three dimensions,΄΄ and the Latin word ``tactus΄΄ for ``to touch΄΄ [4,5]. In 1908, Horsley and Clarke reported the first stereotactic device in the English literature, which was used to access the dentate nucleus in the cerebellum of monkeys [6]. Nearly 40 years later, in 1947, stereotactic techniques were introduced in humans by Spiegel and Wycis, who used their system for ablative neurosurgical procedures [7,8]. Nearly simultaneously, Leksell developed a separate stereotactic system in 1949 based on the concept of the arcquadrant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
