Novel application of computer-assisted cisternal endoscopy for the biopsy of pineal region tumors: Cadaveric study

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-406

  Youssef, A S ^a,b   Keller, J T ^b   Van Loveren, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Cisternal endoscopy; Endoscopy; Pineal gland; Pineal tumors

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CADAVER; CANCER SURGERY; CISTERNA MAGNA; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOPSY; CADAVER; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; NEURONAVIGATION; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; SILICONES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34147220235     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-006-1091-z     Document Type: Article

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