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Semiautomated robotic, CT-guided needle placement for postmortem CSF sampling – a Novel application of the Virtobot

Sabine Franckenberga Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, ZurichSwitzerland;b Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, ZurichSwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Till Sieberthb Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, ZurichSwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-8344
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Thomas Frauenfeldera Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, ZurichSwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-6619
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Michael J. Thalib Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, ZurichSwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2613-6956
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Lars Christian Ebertb Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, ZurichSwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-7006
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Pages 75-79 | Received 30 Sep 2020, Accepted 07 Jan 2021, Published online: 19 Jan 2021

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