Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotaxy for Infusions to the Pig BrainJesus G. Cruz-Garza 1, Khaled M. Taghlabi 1, Lokeshwar S. Bhenderu 1, Shruti Gupta 2, Arvind Pandey 1, Allison M. Frazier 1, Shawn Brisbay 1, John D. Patterson 1, Ernesto A. Salegio 2, Christopher J. Kantorak 2, Christof Karmonik 3, Philip J. Horner 1, Robert C. Rostomily 1, Amir H. Faraji 1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 2ClearPoint Neuro, 3Translational Imaging Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute
The protocol presented here demonstrates stereotaxy to the pig brain using convection-enhanced infusions, with real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visualization guidance and real-time infusion distribution visualization.
