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Meningeal biopsy

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

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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]

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