Definitions for "Stereotactic Surgery"
A surgical technique in which surgeons use three dimensional co-ordinates to locate specific areas of the brain. Pallidotomy, thalamotomy and sub-thalamic stimulation use stereotactic techniques to locate the globus pallidus and thalamus and sub-thalamic nucleus respectively.
brain surgery performed with the head held in an immoveable position by a special positioning device.
Surgical technique whereby the exact target (i.e., tumor, lesion, AVM) is calculated three-dimensionally utilizing CT or MRI and computer. From stereo (3D) and tactic (touch).