Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 682-689 , December 2009

Clinical evaluation and follow-up outcome of presurgical plan by Dextroscope: a prospective controlled study in patients with skull base tumors

Received 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.07.040

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 682-689 , December 2009