A Neural Implant Design Toolbox for Nonhuman Primates.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes an in-house method of 3D brain and skull modeling from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tailored for nonhuman primate (NHP) neurosurgical planning. This automated, computational software-based technique provides an efficient way of extracting brain and skull features from MRI files as opposed to traditional manual extraction techniques using imaging software. Furthermore, the procedure provides a method for visualizing the brain and craniotomized skull together for intuitive, virtual surgical planning. This generates a drastic reduction in time and resources from those required by past work, which relied on iterative 3D printing. The skull modeling process creates a footprint that is exported into modeling software to design custom-fit cranial chambers and headposts fo

SUBMITTER: Iritani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature