Technical anc clinical characteristics of a surgical biopsy probe

J Nucl Med. 1981 Feb;22(2):184-6.

Abstract

A probe intended for intraoperative biopsy was designed. It is small, collimated, and separated from the photomultiplier tube and high-voltage source by a flexible fiberoptic light guide. Its use in four patients undergoing bone or soft-tissue biopsies is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Aged
  • Biopsy / instrumentation*
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Chondroma / pathology
  • Female
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis / pathology
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Scintillation Counting / instrumentation*
  • Technetium

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Technetium