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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Methods. 2014 Jan 31;227:29–34. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.01.029

Figure 1.

Figure 1

A) Three-dimensional illustration of a custom made MRI-compatible stereotactic porcine head frame. Neck bracket provides back support for the head to stabilize the stereotactic position of the head in the frame. Top bars provide a secure placement of the localizer box above the compact, custom-developed four-channel phased array receive-only coil just above the skull. Pin holders allow various adjustments of screw placements into the jawbones to secure the head frame to the swine head with height adjustment capability along the frame posts. Side rails, when assembled with the Leksell stereotactic arc, provide accurate anterior and posterior coordinates for targeting. Snout holder is designed to fix and provide a reliable means for stabilizing the head, allowing versatility in stereotactic adjustments; B) photograph of the stereotactic head frame with additional rails to allow for targeting in the Kopf stereotactic system in addition to the Leksell targeting system; C) stereotactic head frame placed on swine head with localizer box for MRI guided targeting in 3D space.