MRI-guided stereotactic brain biopsy: A review of 33 cases

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-147

  Vindlacheruvu, R R ^a   Casey, A T H ^a   Thomas, D G T ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; MRI; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032967192     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943899     Document Type: Article

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