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case_images: Pre-operative patient imaging.. (A) Preoperative T1 MRI. (B) Preoperative CT scan showing the presence of cyst and contrast-enhancing lesion. The green arrow indicates the location of the temporal pole cyst.
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case_images: MRI and CT imaging demonstrated right frontotemporoparietal edema with a contrast-enhancing mass and an enlarging right temporal pole cyst (Figure 2).
case_images: User's view through the augmented reality (AR) headset displaying a 3D model overlaid onto the patient's head intraoperatively.. (A) While wearing the headset, the surgeon placed a trajectory  (yellow line) towards the cyst. (B) The AR system was used in conjunction with traditional neuronavigation.  The navigation probe was aligned with an AR-placed trajectory line to guide catheter placement.
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case_images: For the case, the surgeon used the AR system to place and plan a trajectory towards the cyst which was then confirmed and followed in conjunction with traditional neuronavigation to guide catheter placement towards the cyst (Figure 3).
case_images: Post-operative imaging.. Axial (A) and coronal (B) view of post-operative CT demonstrating placement of Ommaya reservoir.
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case_images: FIG4
case_images: Post-operatively, head CT demonstrated good placement of the reservoir, reconstitution of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle with decreased external mass effect, and no areas of hemorrhage (Figure 4).