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Stereotactic biopsy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A biopsy procedure that uses a computer and a 3-dimensional scanning device to find a tumor site and guide the removal of tissue for examination under a microscope. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An X-ray procedure using multiple coordinates to precisely determine the location of a tumor or nodule so as to obtain a tissue sample. (NCI Thesaurus)
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