title: Intraoperative ultrasound-guided biopsy of intracranial lesions: comparison with freehand biopsy.
abstract: Achieving the required accuracy during such relatively straightforward procedures as tumour biopsy or abscess aspiration remains a challenge especially for the more junior neurosurgeon. A study comparing freehand biopsy with ultrasound-guided biopsy is presented. The use of intraoperative ultrasound increases the accuracy at the expense of a slightly longer operating time. Diagnostic tissue was always obtained using this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Battersby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors