Stereotactic brain biopsy: An audit of sampling reliabilityin a clinical case series

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 222-226

  Shastri Hurst, N ^a   Tsegaye, M ^a   Robson, D K ^a   Lowe, J S ^a   Macarthur, D C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Glioblastoma; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33748478560     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690600875507     Document Type: Article

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