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A Method to Make a Craniotomy on the Ventral Skull of Neonate Rodents
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2014
A surgical method is described to expose the ventral skull in neonate rats. Using this approach it is possible to open a craniotomy to perform acute electrophysiology and two-photon microscopy experiments in the brainstem of anesthetized pups.
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A Craniotomy Surgery Procedure for Chronic Brain Imaging
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2008
This video and protocol demonstrate how to implant a glass-covered cranial window in rodents. These preparations can be used for chronic in vivo two-photon imaging of the neocortex over time scales of months. It may also be used for other types of imaging, including optical intrinsic signal imaging.
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A Large Lateral Craniotomy Procedure for Mesoscale Wide-field Optical Imaging of Brain Activity
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2017
This protocol presents a method for creating a large unilateral craniotomy over the temporal and parietal regions of the mouse cerebral cortex. This is especially useful for real time imaging over an expansive area of a cortical hemisphere.
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Assessment of Thermal Damage from Robot-Drilled Craniotomy for Cranial Window Surgery in Mice
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2022
Cranial windows have become a ubiquitously implemented surgical technique to allow for intravital imaging in transgenic mice. This protocol describes the use of a surgical robot that performs semi-automated bone drilling of cranial windows and can help reduce surgeon-to-surgeon variability and partially mitigate thermal blood-brain barrier damage.
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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
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2015
Minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy for aneurysm clipping has afforded our patients with a shorter hospital stay at a lower cost compared to the national average.
FAQs
Platform choice determines which aspects of the operation can be examined. Physical skull models and synthetic tissues provide tangible structures, whereas computer-generated anatomy and image-based virtual environments represent anatomy digitally. These options allow researchers to isolate questions about landmarks, bone removal, instrument handling, or access to intracranial structures without changing the broader training or research objective.
Anatomical fidelity and haptic feedback are important evaluation variables because they influence how closely a platform represents the structures and handling demands being studied. Fidelity concerns the correspondence of simulated anatomy, landmarks, and bone removal, while haptic feedback concerns the physical sensations presented during interaction. Bioengineers can compare these variables when interpreting platform performance and training results.
They connect the simulated task to the intended surgical access. Landmarks help learners and engineers orient the opening, while bone removal represents the step that creates a route toward intracranial structures. Preserving these relationships makes it possible to study whether a platform conveys spatial planning and access demands, rather than merely reproducing isolated instrument movements.
By placing learners in a controlled, repeatable setting, Craniotomy Simulation allows technical performance to be examined across comparable tasks. The platform can expose how participants handle landmarks, bone removal, instruments, and access to intracranial structures. This supports objective assessment of performance and helps educators relate observed technical behavior to simulation-based learning outcomes.
A training exercise can combine a skull representation, synthetic tissues, computer-generated anatomy, or an image-based virtual environment, depending on the intended study. The selected components should represent the landmarks, bone removal, instrument handling, and intracranial access relevant to the task. This modular approach lets researchers match the simulation format to a specific educational or engineering question.
Bioengineers can use Craniotomy Simulation to study how a medical device or related system performs during simulated bone removal, instrument handling, or access to intracranial structures. The controlled environment also supports evaluation of haptic feedback and anatomical fidelity before relying on clinical training opportunities. Results can guide design decisions while keeping the research focus on defined procedural demands.
Investigators can examine technical performance, simulation-based learning outcomes, anatomical fidelity, and haptic feedback. They may also study how effectively a platform represents procedural planning and access to intracranial structures. Because the work occurs in a controlled setting, these outcomes can be explored while reducing reliance on cadaveric or clinical training opportunities, which broadens its value in bioengineering research.