title: Technical anc clinical characteristics of a surgical biopsy probe.
abstract: A probe intended for intraoperative biopsy was designed. It is small, collimated, and separated from the photomultiplier tube and high-voltage source by a flexible fiberoptic light guide. Its use in four patients undergoing bone or soft-tissue biopsies is described.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012588:Scintillation Counting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium