A probe for simultaneous sampling in stereotactic brain biopsy. Technical note.
A probe for stereotactic brain biopsy which allows to obtain two different samples along a single trajectory tract is presented. It consists of a cylindrical stainless steel probe which has two separate grooves. The pieces of tissue are shredded from the lesion by sliding a polyethylene cannula that fits around the probe.
Lazareff
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Mexico D.F.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*