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Patient and navigation setup. The patient was placed in the prone position and Ioban was used to secure the navigation reference frame over the thoracic spine.
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The patient was placed in the prone position and the navigation reference frame was secured with Ioban over the thoracic spine [Figure 1].
Navigation probe registration. Medtronic SureTrak Navigation system was registered to the Tuohy spinal needle using the navigation probe as depicted for lumbar drain placement.
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SureTrak was, then, registered to the spinal needle and used for LD placement before wound revision [Figure 2]. Successful LD placement was achieved in a single pass using SureTrak navigation [Figure 3].
Navigation-guided computerized topography (CT) images. Lumbar CT images illustrate the use of the Medtronic SureTrak Navigation system allowing for successful lumbar drain placement. The left image shows an axial view. The right image shows a sagittal view.
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SureTrak was, then, registered to the spinal needle and used for LD placement before wound revision [Figure 2]. Successful LD placement was achieved in a single pass using SureTrak navigation [Figure 3].