Has MR spectroscopy ever led you to forego a planned stereotactic biopsy in a patient with a suspected intracranial neoplasm?
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Neurosurgery · University of Michigan
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I have never had spectroscopy allow me to forego a stereotactic biopsy when I suspected active/progressive neoplasm; however, if I suspected necrosis more than recurrence or tumor and spectroscopy was in accordance with that, then I have been able to save people a biopsy in that situation.
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