Latest neuronavigation research
The newest peer-reviewed work on image-guided cranial, spine and ENT surgery, refreshed every day.
This page runs a standing PubMed search and lists what came back, newest first. It is not a curated bibliography — nothing here is endorsed or reviewed by PRONAV. It is a way to see what is being published on navigation without building the search yourself. Every title links to the abstract on PubMed.
Suggested reading by platform
The newest papers naming each of the three navigation systems you are most likely to meet in the room.
StealthStation
- Radiation-free real-time registration update for image-guided multilevel open posterior lumbar fusion: in vivo validation
- Applications of Computer-Assisted and Robotic Navigation in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Scoping Review
- Precision in motion: the first UK published experience with Stealth Autoguide robotic stereotactic brain biopsy
43 papers in the past three years
Brainlab
- Geometric and dosimetric effects of an automated clustering and plan optimization pipeline for multiple brain metastasis radiosurgery
- Sagittal Alignment-Dependent Mechanical Interference during Robotic-Assisted S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Insertion
- Predictive factors associated with interval changes in STN-DBS lead-tip position between immediate and delayed postoperative CT
119 papers in the past three years
ROSA
- Frameless VarioGuide biopsy for pediatric brainstem lesions in the molecular era: diagnostic performance and workflow characteristics in a comparative single-center series
- Perioperative adverse events and device malfunctions associated with ROSA cranial stereotactic robotic surgery a descriptive analysis of FDA MAUDE reports from 2016 to 2026
- Early Experiences with Robotic-assisted Implantation of Deep Brain Stimulation Electrodes in Awake or Asleep Patients in Japan
23 papers in the past three years
Most recent
Everything the standing search returned, newest first.
- Accuracy and clinical outcomes of robot-assisted deep brain stimulation lead placement using a floor-mounted robotic navigation system: a prospective multicenter study
- Sequential arterial feeder targeting with microscope-based augmented reality and multimodal navigation for brain arteriovenous malformation resection: an integrated operative workflow in 158 cases
- Advancing neurosurgical practice with augmented reality: a single-center real-world case series with illustrated technical notes
- Neurosurgical software device safety in the US: analysis of 2017-2025 FDA Recall and Adverse Event Data
- State-dependent effects of rTMS on cognitive function in bipolar II disorder: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial
- Limited Evidence for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation as a Cognitive Enhancer in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Sham-Controlled Trials
- From circumferential to posterior-only fixation: evolving strategies for cervical fractures in ankylosing spinal disorders
- MRI-compatible skull-base pin fixation for advanced image-guided pediatric neurosurgery using augmented reality in infants younger than one year: A feasibility study
- Posterior Realignment and Anterior Column Reconstruction of Thoracic Spondyloptosis Using Intraoperative CT and Navigation: Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Intermuscular Posterolateral Minimally Invasive Open Approach Revisited: Spectrum of Applications and Stabilization Outcomes
- Accuracy, Safety, and Workflow of Frameless Neuronavigation-Guided Stereoelectroencephalography in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Single-Center Cohort Study
- Comparison of rebleeding risk after navigation-guided catheterization and thrombolytic irrigation using tPA or urokinase in intracerebral hemorrhage
- Microscope-Integrated Augmented Reality-Assisted Navigation for C1-C2 Instrumentation: A Retrospective Single-Center Case Series
- Tractometric: A Diffusion Tractography Software Engine for Integration into a Neuronavigation System: Technical Development and Preliminary Clinical Feasibility
- Accuracy of Video Optical See-Through Augmented Reality Surgical System (VOSTARS) to Guide Craniotomy: A Phantom and a Human Cadaver Study
- Head-Mounted Augmented Reality in the Planning of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Resections: Demonstrating Feasibility Through an Initial Case Series
- Photon-Counting Computed Tomography Enables Image-Guided Navigation of the Paranasal Sinuses at Ultra-Low Radiation Dose: An Initial Cadaveric Study
- Extended endoscopic endonasal approach for resection of a craniopharyngioma in a patient with sphenoid sinus fibrous dysplasia
- Navigated Intraoperative Ultrasound in Functionally Eloquent Tumour Resection: A Descriptive Single-Centre Series Within the Modern Multimodal Neuro-Oncology Surgery Workflow
- Double Iatrogenic Ethmoid-Orbito-Frontal Mucocele: The Role of Neuronavigation System in Revision of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery-A Case Report
Updated November 2, 2026. Showing the 20 most recent of 1,077 matching papers from the past two years. Run this search on PubMed.
How this list is built
The search looks in titles and abstracts for the terms navigation papers actually use — neuronavigation, image-guided neurosurgery, stereotactic navigation, navigated pedicle screw, frameless stereotaxy — and for the more generic phrases such as surgical navigation only when they appear alongside an anatomic term. That second condition is what keeps robotic urology and shoulder arthroplasty out of a list meant for the cranial, spine and ENT rooms.
Results are limited to English-language papers from the past two years, with comments, editorials and letters excluded. The Cranial, Spine and ENT labels are applied automatically from the title and journal, so treat them as a rough sort rather than a classification.
Related references
Imaging protocols for stereotactic navigation — CT and MRI parameters for a navigable study.
Navigation CPT codes — 61781, 61782 and 61783, and which one applies.
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