Frameless image-guided stereotactic brain biopsies: emphasis on diagnostic yield

S Khatab, W Spliet, PA Woerdeman - Acta neurochirurgica, 2014 - Springer
Background Studies regarding frameless stereotactic brain biopsy mainly report high
diagnostic yield (DY) as opposed to relatively low diagnostic accuracy. This discrepancy …

Efficacy, safety, and duration of a frameless fiducial-less brain biopsy versus frame-based stereotactic biopsy: a prospective randomized study

M Georgiopoulos, J Ellul, E Chroni… - … Surgery Part A …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Background/Objective We compared the efficacy, duration, safety, length of hospital stay of a
frameless fiducial-less brain biopsy with those of the standard frame-based stereotactic …

Safety and efficacy of frameless stereotactic brain biopsy techniques

Q Zhang, W Wang, X Wei, Y Yu - Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the safety and efficacy of frameless stereotactic brain biopsy. Methods
Diagnostic accuracy was calculated by comparing biopsy diagnosis with de? nitive …

[HTML][HTML] Towards improving the safety and diagnostic yield of stereotactic biopsy in a single centre

R Dammers, JW Schouten, IK Haitsma… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
Background Previously, we reported on our single centre results regarding the diagnostic
yield of stereotactic needle biopsies of brain lesions. The yield then (1996–2006) was …

Frameless image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy procedure: diagnostic yield, surgical morbidity, and comparison with the frame-based technique

GF Woodworth, MJ McGirt, A Samdani, I Garonzik… - Journal of …, 2006 - thejns.org
Object The gold standard for stereotactic brain biopsy target localization has been frame-
based stereotaxy. Recently, frameless stereotactic techniques have become increasingly …

Image-guided frameless stereotactic biopsy without intraoperative neuropathological examination

D Shooman, A Belli, PL Grundy - Journal of neurosurgery, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Stereotactic biopsy is a safe and effective technique for the diagnosis of brain tumors.
The use of intraoperative neuropathological examination has been routinely advocated to …

Comparison of frame-based versus frameless intracranial stereotactic biopsy: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Dhawan, Y He, J Bartek Jr, AA Alattar, CC Chen - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Frame-based stereotaxy has generally been considered the reference standard
for brain biopsies. However, frameless stereotaxy might expedite the efficiency of the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic yield and complication of frameless stereotactic brain biopsy

C Taweesomboonyat, T Tunthanathip… - … of Neurosciences in …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Background: With the advancement of neuronavigation technologies, frameless stereotactic
brain biopsy has been developed. Previous studies proved that frameless stereotactic brain …

[HTML][HTML] Frame-based versus frameless stereotactic brain biopsies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Kesserwan, H Shakil, M Lannon… - Surgical Neurology …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Stereotactic brain biopsy techniques have been a focus of rapid technological
innovation. The recent advent of frameless stereotaxy has invited the question of whether it …

Safety and efficacy of frameless and frame-based intracranial biopsy techniques

R Dammers, IK Haitsma, JW Schouten, JM Kros… - Acta …, 2008 - Springer
Background. Frameless stereotaxy or neuronavigation has evolved into a feasible
technology to acquire intracaranial biopsies with good accuracy and little mortality …