《立體定向和功能性神經外科》為讀者提供了一個單一的來源，以了解神經外科最快速發展的亞種的發展。計算機和圖像科學的技術進步正在應用于臨床問題，立體定向的速度比任何其他領域都快，為大腦、脊髓和脊柱疾病的外科和放射治療管理提供了新的途徑。在立體定向活檢和開顱術、立體定向放射外科、立體定向植入和立體定向放射治療以及治療惡性腫瘤和其他腦部疾病的生物制劑方面，影像引導技術的應用取得了進展。基礎科學實驗室提供的與此類臨床進展相關的背景信息為讀者提供了該領域的總體視角。許多重要國際會議的會議記錄和摘要概述了這一專業，其他地方都沒有?！读Ⅲw定向和功能性神經外科》滿足這一快速發展領域的研究者和臨床醫師的信息需求。

?Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgeryí provides a single source for the reader to keep abreast of developments in the most rapidly advancing subspecialty within neurosurgery. Technological advances in computer and graphic science are being applied to clinical problems with ever-increasing rapidity in stereotaxis more than any other field, providing opportunities for new approaches to surgical and radiotherapeutic management of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and spine. Issues feature advances in the use of imaging-guided techniques in stereotactic biopsy and craniotomy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and stereotactically implanted and stereotactically guided radiotherapeutics and biologicals in the treatment of malignancies and other diseases of the brain. Background information from basic science laboratories related to such clinical advances provides the reader with an overall perspective of this field. Proceedings and abstracts from many of the key international meetings furnishes an overview of this specialty available nowhere else. ?Stereotactic and Functional Neuro-surgeryí meets the information needs of both investigators and clinicians in this rapidly advancing field.