title: New diagnostic and therapeutic tools in stereotaxy.
abstract: A definitive pathoanatomic diagnosis was achieved in 14 biopsies of deep cerebral tumors in which the Laitinen CT adapter was utilized. In 5 patients, a third-ventricular colloid cyst was aspirated or resected by stereotactic endoscopy, with excellent results after a mean follow-up time of 2.5 years. Several instruments, including a diagnostic ultrasound probe, an ultrasonic aspirator, a combination laser and an endoscope can be used stereotactically when mounted on a special instrument carrier. Integration of the Laitinen stereotactic device and the CT adapter was developed to allow noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy in a conventional fractionation schedule by a standard linear accelerator. Technical experiences using this radiosurgical system in over 30 sessions for treating inoperable cerebral arteriovenous malformations are promising, but the follow-up time is too short for evaluating the clinical effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Heikkinen
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Heikkinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed