Guided by MR imaging, a Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot (MINIR), shown here as a prototype, would help target brain tumors.
The newest prototype of the MR imaging-compatible Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot (MINIR) (above) designed to enable neurosurgeons to reach and remove brain tumors and greatly improve patient outcomes; (bottom right) an earlier version of the MINIR; Jaydev Desai, Ph.D., (bottom left) is among the University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers who developed the MINIR prototype. (Credit: University of Maryland, School of Medicine)
Jaydev Desai, Ph.D., is featured in a video demonstrating the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot (prototype) and the Maryland Robotics Center, University of Maryland.
