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Stereophotogrammetric-controlled pointing device for neurosurgical use

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town, South Africa

    L. P. Adams, B. A. Van Geems & G. G. Jaros

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, South Africa

    J. Peters

  3. Medical Biophysics, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa

    L. P. Adams, B. A. Van Geems & S. Wynchank

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Adams, L.P., Van Geems, B.A., Jaros, G.G. et al. Stereophotogrammetric-controlled pointing device for neurosurgical use. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 33, 212–217 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523044

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