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А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Maryashev</surname><given-names>S. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Маряшев Сергей Алексеевич – доктор мед. наук, нейрохирург</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Sergey A. Maryashev – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Neurosurgeon</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1366-918X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Поддубский</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Poddubskiy</surname><given-names>A. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Поддубский Артем Андреевич – нейрохирургТел.: +7-964-560-67-58</p><p>107392 Москва, ул. Алымова, 3-118</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Artem A. Poddubskiy – Neurosurgeon +7-964-560-67-58</p><p>107392, Moscow, Alymova str., 3-118</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">apoddub@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пронин</surname><given-names>И. Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Pronin</surname><given-names>I. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Пронин Игорь Николаевич – академик РАН, доктор мед. наук, профессор, заместитель директора по научной работе, заведующий отделением рентгеновских и радиоизотопных методов диагностики</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Igor N. Pronin – Full Мember of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of Neuroradiology department, Deputy Director</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-4214</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кобяков</surname><given-names>Г. Л.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kobyakov</surname><given-names>G. L.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Кобяков Григорий Львович – доктор мед. наук, профессор, заместитель главного врача по онкологии</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Grigory L. Kobyakov – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, deputy chief doctor in oncology</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-3009</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Жуков</surname><given-names>В. Ю.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Zhukov</surname><given-names>V. Y.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Жуков Вадим Юрьевич – канд. мед. наук, нейрохирург, научный сотрудник</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vadim Yu. Zhukov – Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Neurosurgeon</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-0406</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Родионов</surname><given-names>П. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Rodionov</surname><given-names>P. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Родионов Павел Валерьевич – ведущий инженер</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Pavel V. Rodionov – Head engineer</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-7970</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пицхелаури</surname><given-names>Д. И.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Pitskhelauri</surname><given-names>D. I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Пицхелаури Давид Ильич – доктор мед. наук, профессор, заведующий 7 отделением нейрохирургии</p><p>125047 Москва, 4-я Тверская-Ямская улица, дом 16</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>David I. Pitskhelauri – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of 7th Neurosurgery department</p><p>125047, Moscow, 4rd Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 16</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГАУ “НМИЦ нейрохирургии им. акад. Н.Н. Бурденко” Минздрава России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2022</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>15</day><month>05</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>26</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>18</fpage><lpage>38</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Маряшев С.А., Поддубский А.А., Пронин И.Н., Кобяков Г.Л., Жуков В.Ю., Родионов П.В., Пицхелаури Д.И., 2022</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Маряшев С.А., Поддубский А.А., Пронин И.Н., Кобяков Г.Л., Жуков В.Ю., Родионов П.В., Пицхелаури Д.И.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Maryashev S.A., Poddubskiy A.A., Pronin I.N., Kobyakov G.L., Zhukov V.Y., Rodionov P.V., Pitskhelauri D.I.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://medvis.rdsmedia.ru/jour/article/view/1046">https://medvis.rdsmedia.ru/jour/article/view/1046</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель исследования: оценить влияние совмещения МР- и интраоперационных КТ-последовательностей, выполненных при планировании стереотаксической биопсии, на результативность гистологического диагноза и безопасность стереотаксической биопсии.Материал и методы. В работу включены данные 170 пациентов (95 мужчин и 75 женщин), которым по различным причинам в 2019 г. выполнена стереотаксическая биопсия на аппарате Cosman–Roberts– Wells® (CRW®) фирмы Integra LifeSciences Corporation. Возраст пациентов 7–69 лет. В 80 наблюдениях для совмещения изображений интраоперационной КТ головного мозга с данными предоперационной МРТ в различных режимах, для выбора точки мишени, траектории забора материала и места входного отверстия использовали программу NeuroSight Arc®.Результаты. Из 80 пациентов, у которых мы использовали совмещение КТ и МРТ, только у 1 пациента не удалось получить гистологический диагноз. В группе из 90 пациентов, которым для расчетов проводилась только интраоперационная КТ, в 3 случаях не удалось получить гистологический диагноз. В группе из 80 пациентов не отмечалось геморрагических осложнений. В группе из 90 пациентов, которым выполнялась только интраоперационная КТ, в 3 случаях были выявлены внутричерепные гематомы, потребовавшие хирургического вмешательства.Заключение. Использование современных методов нейровизуализации, таких как МРТ и ПЭТ-КТ, в планировании и проведении стереотаксической биопсии повышает ее информативность и снижает риск развития постоперационных осложнений.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Aim of the study. To evaluate the influence of modern MRI imaging, CT- and MRI fusion in STB planning on effectiveness of morphological verification and risks of intraoperative complications.Materials and methods. The most common indications for brain tumor biopsy is definitive diagnosis of the intracranial lesion and differentiation of the neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathology. During 2019 170 patients (95 men and 75 femmes) 7–69 years old underwent stereotactic biopsy an Integra LifeSciences Corporation Cosman–Roberts–Wells® (CRW®) system. In 80 cases, we used CT and MRI fusion by NeuroSight program to select the target point, entry point and trajectory of the brain biopsy. In 90 cases we use only CT images for stereotactic brain biopsy planning.Results. Among 80 patients with use of combined CT-MRI fusion only one case was not histologically verified. In 90 patients with use of only CT-imaging for STB 3 cases were histologically not verified. There were no hemorrhagic complications among 80 patients in CT-MRI fusion group. In 3 cases intracranial hematomas were identified that required surgical treatment after STB with use of CT-imaging for STB panning.Conclusion. The use of modern MRI and PET-CT imaging for STB planning increases its informativity and reduces the probability of hemorrhagic complications. Stereotactic biopsies remain a safe and reliable method for obtaining histological material. The use of modern imaging methods in biopsy planning increases their accuracy and reduces possible complications.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>стереотаксическая биопсия</kwd><kwd>МРТ</kwd><kwd>совмещение</kwd><kwd>опухоль головного мозга</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>stereotactic biopsy</kwd><kwd>MRI</kwd><kwd>fusion</kwd><kwd>brain tumor</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Broggi M., Broggi G. Stereotactic biopsy: an established procedure, but still modern? Wld Neurosurg. 2015; 83 (3): 285–287. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2014.08.059</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Broggi M., Broggi G. Stereotactic biopsy: an established procedure, but still modern? 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