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Nearly 50 million people world­wide suffer from epi­lepsy. For about a third of those affected, the only pos­sible therapy is a neuro­surgical proce­dure. In order to carry out a almost injury-free oper­ation, stereo­taxy is used. This means that several imaging tech­niques such as MRI, CT, robotic-guided naviga­tion, and intra­operative X-ray all work together.

During the surgery, a grid of sub­dural elec­trodes is implanted that works similarly to a seis­mo­graph that measures earth­quakes. The affected regions of the brain can be exactly plotted for sub­sequent therapy. Due to its CT-like image quality, the C-arm Ziehm Vision RFD 3D serves as an intra­operative control alter­na­tive, contributing to an optimum surgical outcome.