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Epilepsia Open2025July 9, 2025Journal Article

Novel planning pipeline utilizing the Surgical Theater system for pediatric epilepsy surgery.

Lisa B E Shields1, Hunain Abri2, Cemal Karakas3,4, Shannon D Davis1, Ian S Mutchnick1
1Norton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
2Surgical Theater, Beachwood, Ohio, USA.
3Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
4Norton Children's Neuroscience Institute and Children's Hospital, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Advances in the analysis and collation of radiographic datasets have enhanced presurgical planning for various neurosurgical procedures, including clipping of cerebral aneurysms, surgical resection of tumors, and arteriovenous malformation management. The surgical theater (ST) system converts radiographic datasets, traditionally interpreted as a series of two-dimensional images, into th…

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