Simplified CT-guided stereotaxic biopsy.

نویسندگان

  • R A Brown
  • T Roberts
  • A G Osborn
چکیده

A stereotaxic frame worn during computed tomographic (CT) scanning of the head produces landmarks in each section that are used to relate section coordinates to frame coordinates. A small, commercially available, programmable calculator is used to interrelate frame and CT section geometry. The system can be used with any CT scanner that can specify (x,y) coordinates of a pixel, obviating the need for extensive modifications of the CT computer software. Representative clinical cases are presented.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 2 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1981