Stereotactic neurosurgical biopsy is an underutilized modality

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 117-120

  Plunkett, R ^a   Allison, R R ^b   Grand, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Empiric therapy; Intracranial mass; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032716674     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101430050043     Document Type: Article

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