PMID: 3320717Nov 1, 1987Paper

Coordinate transformations and calculation of the angular and depth parameters for a stereotactic system

Medical Physics
C B SawN Suntharalingam

Abstract

Stereotactic systems have been used to assist in the precise implantation of radioactive sources in selected brain tumors. Use of such systems requires an algorithm that transforms spatial points in computed tomography coordinates into stereotactic frame coordinates. A simple algorithm performing the coordinate transformations, intended for inclusion in treatment-planning software packages for interstitial brain implants, has been developed. This algorithm was formulated using the geometrical configurations of the Brown-Roberts-Wells (BRW) stereotactic system. After the transformations, the BRW angular coordinates and depth specifying the probe direction, defined from the entry point to the target point, are determined from their respective cartesian coordinates. These angular coordinates and depth on the BRW stereotactic system allow accurate neurosurgical implantations of catheters into the brain, and thereafter the insertion of radioactive sources.

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