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¶The use of a new hybrid imaging system for guidance of a brain biopsy is described. The system combines the strengths of MRI (soft-tissue contrast, arbitrary plane selection) with those of x-ray fluoroscopy (high-resolution real-time projection images, clear portrayal of bony structures) and allows switching between the imaging modalities without moving the patient. The biopsy was carried out using x-ray guidance for direction of the needle through the foramen ovale and MR guidance to target the soft-tissue lesion. Appropriate samples were acquired. The system could be particularly effective for guidance of those cases where motion, swelling, resection and other intra-operative anatomical changes cannot be accounted for using traditional stereotactic-based imaging approaches.
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Published online November 3, 2003
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Fahrig, R., Heit, G., Wen, Z. et al. First use of a truly-hybrid X-ray/MR imaging system for guidance of brain biopsy. Acta Neurochir 145, 995–997 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-003-0138-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-003-0138-7