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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (computed tomography) scans are critical to sterotactic neurosurgery. For certain surgeries, the ability to see some of the smallest structures in the brain on these scans would be tremendously helpful for targeting. For deep brain stimulation (DBS), stereotactic targeting and microelectrode recording are used to place the electrode with in a few millimeters of the optimum spot.

Scientists at the University of Florida are developing new techniques to visualize the basal ganglia stuctures targeted in DBS surgery.