Frameless Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Procedures Using the Stealth Station: Indications, Accuracy and Results

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 166-170

  Gralla, J ^a   Nimsky, C ^a   Buchfelder, M ^a   Fahlbusch, R ^a   Ganslandt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frameless stereotaxy; Image guided surgery; Neuronavigation; Stereotactic brain biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC BRAIN BIOPSY; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; STEREOTAXIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344738872     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44620     Document Type: Article

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