EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE THOMAS,GILL LOCATOR FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY-DIRECTED STEREOTAXIC BIOPSY OF INTRACRANIAL LESIONS

被引:8
作者
SOFAT, A
KRATIMENOS, G
THOMAS, DGT
GUTIN, PH
LARSON, DA
机构
[1] Gough-Cooper Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square
[2] Gough-Cooper Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square
关键词
BIOPSY; CEREBRAL TUMOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOTAXY;
D O I
10.1227/00006123-199211000-00027
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
THE GILL THOMAS Locator is a stereotactic adaptor for the Brown-Roberts-Wells and Cosman-Roberts-Wells systems. It is a noninvasive device that relies on temporary fixation to the maxillary teeth. A series of 20 patients have had stereotactic biopsies with this system. A diagnostic biopsy was obtained in 19 cases. The frame was well tolerated, accurately relocatable, and allowed computed tomographic scanning and surgery to be conducted at different times.
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页码:972 / 974
页数:3
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