Craniotomies

Case contributed by Gennaro D'Anna
Diagnosis not applicable

Pterional craniotomy

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Subtemporal craniotomy

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Ant. parasagittal craniotomy

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Post. parasagittal craniotomy

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Median suboccipital craniotomy

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Lat. suboccipital craniotomy

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Case Discussion

This case comprises some diagrams of the most common neurosurgical craniotomies, using as base a 3D model of the skull (CT derived), then rendered in Blender. The shapes of the craniotomies are added as an overlay using Microsoft PowerPoint.

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