A new device for stereotactic CT-guided biopsy of the canine brain: Design, construction, and needle placement accuracy

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-236

  Giroux, Alain ^a   Jones, Jeryl C ^a,c   Bøhn, Jan Helge ^b   Duncan, Robert B ^a   Waldron, Don R ^a   Inzana, Karen R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Brain; Dogs; Stereotaxic techniques; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HYPOPHYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRAIN DISEASES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PITUITARY GLAND; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036560480     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb00995.x     Document Type: Article

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