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What is the definition or description of: stereotactic biopsy?
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Computerize biopsy: Stereotactic needle biopsy: a biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a computer, and the computer calculates the information and positions a needle to remove the biopsy sample.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Guided biopsy: A stereotactic biopsy uses three-dimensional coordinates to guide the biopsy needle to precisely the right place to sample a tissue abnormality. Almost all of these are brain biopsies, in which a small hole is drilled in the skull and the needle is passed into the brain on a predetermined trajectory to arrive at the exact right spot, previously determined from imaging.
Answered 2/4/2013
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