Stereotactic procedure

A procedure that uses special equipment and imaging techniques to find an abnormal area in the brain, breast, lung, or liver and help guide the removal of a tissue sample from that area. Stereotactic procedures are also used to treat some cancers, including cancers of the brain, breast, lung, and liver, by precisely delivering radiation directly to a tumor. Also called stereotaxic procedure.

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