Meningeal biopsy

Meningeal biopsy
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A Meningeal biopsy is a biopsy performed of the meninges of the central nervous system.

It can involve the coverings of the brain or of the spinal cord.^[citation needed]

MRI or CT may be used prior to the biopsy to assist in identifying the location for the biopsy.[1]

References

1. Stephen L. Hauser (23 March 2006). Harrison's neurology in clinical medicine. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-0-07-145745-3. Retrieved 23 June 2011.