The Invention and Early History of the N-Localizer for Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2016 Jul 28

PMID 27462476

Citations 4

Authors

Russell A Brown

James A Nelson

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Abstract

Nearly four decades after the invention of the N-localizer, its origin and history remain misunderstood. Some are unaware that a third-year medical student invented this technology. The following conspectus accurately chronicles the origin of the N-localizer, presents recently discovered evidence that documents its history, and corrects misconceptions related to its origin and early history.

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