ReviewSkeletal radiology2021
Review article: the current status of CT-guided needle biopsy of the spine.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of radiation dose reduction and iterative image reconstruction on CT-guided spine biopsies.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- C-arm Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Spinal Infection: A Study of 203 Consecutive Patients.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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- Transpedicular Contrast-enhanced CT-guided biopsy of the body and dens of the axis avoiding the trans-oral approach: Technical report and literature review.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of the spine is a well-described technique for determining the nature of indeterminate vertebral lesions or establishing a diagnosis of spinal infection, the high diagnostic accuracy and the safety of the procedure having been extensively documented. The purpose of the current article is to review the literature to date on CT-guided spinal biopsy. Specifically, indications for spinal biopsy, techniques for optimising yield, detail of the approaches for various spinal levels which is dependent upon both the region within the spinal column and lesion location within the vertebra (body vs. neural arch), determinants of biopsy outcome and complications are covered. It is hoped that the review will be of particular benefit to junior radiologists who are required to perform this procedure.
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