brain biopsy
Skull tissue extraction
A brain biopsy is a surgical procedure in which a small sample of brain tissue is removed for examination, typically to diagnose tumors, infections, or neurological diseases.
The sample is analyzed under a microscope to identify abnormalities: The brain biopsy confirmed the presence of glioblastoma.
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- surgical procedureInvasive medical treatment
- frozen sectionRefrigerated grocery department
- drillHole-boring device
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
neurosurgery · histology · glioblastoma · cerebral cortex · gray matter · hydrocephalus · encephalitis · neuropathology · pathology report · neurodegeneration · fear · inflammation · sample · cells · anesthesia · neurologist · specimen · tumor
- neurosurgeryneurosurgery, craniotomy, DBS, craniectomy, cranioplasty
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- neurologyneuron, neurons, synapse, synapses, axon
- pediatric neurologyepilepsy, seizures, cerebral palsy, seizure, developmental delay
- brain pathologyneurodegeneration, demyelination, atrophy, lesion, necrosis
- brain tumorsglioblastoma, glioma, meningioma
brain biopsybrain MRI
Magnetic imaging of head
neuroimaging · brain scan · functional MRI · PET scan · EEG
brain biopsydeep brain stimulation
Implanted electrodes modulating neural circuits
brain biopsybrain scan
Medical image of mind's organ
MRI · CT scan · non-invasive imaging · neurological exam · PET scan