72 Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Cases from a Single Center, 2011-2018

From December 2011 to January 2018, 72 cases of stereotactic biopsy for intracranial lesions in the brainstem or deep brain were reviewed. The dataset likely contains patient case details, including lesion location, biopsy target, and post-operative complications. It was authored by Feng Qin of China Agricultural University and shared via Papers with Code.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of biopsy targets based on the reported case counts per brain region.
• Studying complication rates and safety outcomes of stereotactic biopsy procedures.
• Comparing diagnostic efficacy for different lesion types (atypical, microscopic, diffuse) mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Provides specific case counts for different brain regions, including 43 cases deep in the lobes and 12 cases in the brainstem.
• Covers a defined 6-year time period from 2011 to 2018.
• Reports concrete complication data, noting two cases of post-operative hemorrhage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to a single-center study.

Provenance

Source

Feng Qin, China Agricultural University

Collection Method

Retrospective review of clinical cases.

Time Range

December 2011 to January 2018