Intraoperative CT monitoring during stereotactic brain surgery.
This paper reports our experience in performing the entire stereotactic surgical procedure with a CT scanner, which shows that target shifting can occur as the probe approaches the target. Therefore, when sampling of small targets or specific sites within larger targets is desired. CT confirmation of the probe's position ensures that the specific area seen on CT is biopsied.
Uematsu
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Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Rosenbaum
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Erozan
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Gupta
P K
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Moses
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Nauta
H J
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Rigsby
W H
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Wang
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Weiderman
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Kumar
A J
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed