Michele Nichelatti
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Michele Nichelatti is a leading figure in the advancement of robotic neurosurgery, with a primary focus on enhancing the precision and safety of stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and intracranial interventions. His most impactful work centers on the development and validation of novel registration techniques that eliminate the need for traditional, invasive head frames. In his landmark 2017 study, cited over 120 times, Nichelatti introduced the Neurolocate system, a touch-free frameless registration tool for robot-assisted surgery. Through a rigorous 40-trajectory phantom study and a retrospective analysis of 127 clinical trajectories, he demonstrated that this system achieves application accuracy comparable to gold-standard frame-based methods. This contribution is pivotal, as it reduces patient discomfort and surgical setup time while maintaining the sub-millimetric precision required for delicate brain procedures. Nichelatti’s research bridges the gap between technological innovation and clinical practicality, offering a less invasive pathway to accurate electrode placement. His work has become a cornerstone for teams adopting robotic platforms in epilepsy surgery, directly influencing how modern stereotactic guidance is performed.
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