ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023
Novel application of robot-guided stereotactic technique on biopsy diagnosis of intracranial lesions.
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- Robotic systems in cranial surgery: a systematic review of accuracy, clinical outcomes, and adverse events.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Robot-assisted stereotactic brain biopsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
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- Non-diagnostic stereotactic intracranial biopsies: a 15-year institutional experience.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Article
- Diagnostic yield and safety of frame-based versus robot-assisted stereotactic brain biopsy: a matched cohort analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted frameless brain biopsy with computed tomography-to-fluoroscopy registration: Step-by-step surgical video.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Frameless robotic stereotactic brain biopsy workflow with CT-MRI fusion and CT-to-fluoroscopy registration: Step-by-step technical note and early experience.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Analysis of factors influencing diagnostic yield and target point error in robot-assisted stereotactic brain biopsy: a single-center experience.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Diagnostic yield of intraoperative frozen sections obtained through robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy of brain lesions.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A disease warranting attention from neurosurgeons: primary central nervous system post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: This study was performed to examine whether there is a link between the application of three types of robot-guided stereotactic biopsy techniques and the diagnostic rate of intracranial lesion biopsy. Methods: The study involved 407 patients who underwent robot-guided stereotactic intracranial lesion biopsy at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2019 to December 2021. Age, sex, lesion characteristics, lesion distribution, surgical method, and target path depth were assessed for their impact on the biopsy diagnostic rate. Results: The patients' mean age was 42.1 years (range, 6 months-82 years). All patients underwent robot-assisted stereotactic brain biopsy using one of three different systems: a ROSA robotic system ( Conclusion: The presence of enhancing lesions, lesion location, and lesion volume significantly affected the diagnostic rate of brain biopsy. Age, sex, lesion depth, and biopsy modality did not significantly affect the diagnostic rate. All three procedures had high safety and effectiveness.
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