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Article History

Received: 11 February 2017

Accepted: 24 April 2017

First Online: 29 May 2017

Compliance with ethical standards

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: Medtronic of Canada Ltd. provided in-kind funding in the form of the StealthStation AxiEM system plus its disposable kits, each containing a registration probe, patient reference device and a sterile navigation stylet. None of the authors received any financial support or any other form of support to conduct this study. The sponsor had no role in the design or conduct of this research.

: All authors certify that they have no affiliations or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest, or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

: This research study was approved by the Research Ethics Board (REB) of the McGill University Health Centre, and approval to conduct the study was also obtained from the hospital administration. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: For this type of study, formal consent is not required by our institution.

: Medtronic of Canada Ltd. provided in-kind funding in the form of the StealthStation AxiEM system plus its disposable kits, each containing a registration probe, patient reference device and a sterile navigation stylet. None of the authors received any financial support or any other form of support to conduct this study. The sponsor had no role in the design or conduct of this research.