Robotic skull base surgery

• Main Authors: Teo, Ming Yeong., Lo, Charles Vui Hong., Yeo, Tseng Tsai., Ng, Wan Sing., Kwoh, Chee Keong., Ling, Keck Voon.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation::Robotics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/7000
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skull-base surgery is a tedious and delicate operation because of the complex structures found at the skull base. However, it is the preferred procedure when tumours are found deep inside the brain, or when there is a disorder in the skull-base region. The procedure involves drilling away the skull-...