Use of the image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy has facilitated the diagnosis of previously
inaccessible lesions with both safety and reliability. However, few studies have assessed the …

BACKGROUND Stereotactic brain biopsy is considered by many physicians to have
significant morbidity and mortality rates with a high risk of sampling error resulting in …

BACKGROUND: Appropriate management of progressive, unverified brain lesions should
be guided by conclusive pathological diagnosis. Stereotactic biopsy (SB) is established as a …

Background The histologic diagnosis of an intrinsic brainstem tumor remains problematic
due to controversies in methods of biopsy. Despite the widespread use of biopsy …

Object Frameless stereotactic biopsy has been shown in multiple studies to be a safe and
effective tool for the diagnosis of brain lesions. However, no study has directly evaluated its …

BACKGROUND Stereotactic biopsy is currently being used in oncological neurosurgery
despite its limitations. The purpose of this study is to compare its diagnostic reliability with …

Abstract WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging
stereotactic systems, biopsies of intracranial lesions can be made with safety and ease …

Diagnostic yield and complication rate were analyzed for a series of 65 consecutive
stereotactic biopsies of intra-axial brain lesions. The diagnostic yield was 98.5±1.5% and the …

Object The gold standard for stereotactic brain biopsy target localization has been frame-
based stereotaxy. Recently, frameless stereotactic techniques have become increasingly …

Background: In current practice, the neurosurgical community relies heavily on computed
tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for making the diagnosis of brain …