What is it about?
This article is about 126 consecutive computed tomography (CT)-guided, frame-based stereotactic procedures in 121patients. The cases are presented to evaluate the diagnostic yield, accuracy, complications, management of non-diagnostic cases and followup.
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Why is it important?
The diagnostic yield was 93%, and the histological accuracy was 63% with no mortality. The patients were followed up from one month to 17 years.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure for me. I performed all stereotactic procedures by myself and meticulously followed the patients for years.
Professor Tayfun Hakan
University of Health Sciences, İstanbul
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of 126 consecutive cases of stereotactic procedures: brain biopsy, diagnostic yield, accuracy, non-diagnostic results, hemorrhagic complications and follow up., Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2015, Turkish Neurological Society,
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.13742-14.0.
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