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SURGERY WITH POLESTAR™ N20

Step-by-Step Procedure

While the patient is anesthetized, PoleStar N20
remains in its storage cabinet enabling the medical
personnel unrestricted access to the patient.
The patient is positioned in the system Head Holder.
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The magnet is positioned and preoperative images
are acquired.
The Gadolinium-enhanced images show
the location of the tumor.
The images are used for planning the craniotomy.
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The magnet is lowered and the tumor resection is performed.
An intraoperative image acquisition is performed
revealing residual tumor.
Navigation based on the intraoperatively acquired images
allows the surgeons to precisely locate the residual tumor.
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The surgery continues using the guidance of
intraoperative navigation.
Online comparison of images acquired at
different stages of the surgery facilities complete
removal of the tumor.
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