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Biopsy Techniques Using the Brown-Roberts Wells (BRW) Stereotactic Guidance System

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Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Topics in neurological surgery ((TINS,volume 1))

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Neurosurgeons have been using stereotactic techniques to localize tumors for more than 20 years. Stereotactic systems such as the Talairach frame refined the technique by combining data from angiography and ventriculography. These systems defined tumor location by relating the position of midline brain structures to the position/displacement of major vessels [12, 20, 24].

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  1. M. Peter Heilbrun
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  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

  2. Stereotactic and Functional Surgery, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

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Heilbrun, M.P. (1988). Biopsy Techniques Using the Brown-Roberts Wells (BRW) Stereotactic Guidance System. In: Lunsford, L.D. (eds) Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Topics in neurological surgery, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1081-5_10

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