Computed Tomography-Guided Biopsy of Spine

Computed tomography-guided biopsy of the spine is considered a safe and relatively inexpensive examination tecnique. We performed CT-guided biopsy for 8 cases without any complications. These cases were 6 thoracic, 1 lumber and 1 sacral. Pathologic examinations revealed 3 primary tumors, 2 metastase...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 19 - 22
Main Authors Sonoda, Kyosuke, Nagata, Kensei, Ariyoshi, Mamoru, Imoto, Hiroki, Mashima, Takeru, Yanagi, Tojiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1999
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Computed Tomography-Guided Biopsy
Metastatic Bone Tumor
Spinal Lesions
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Summary:Computed tomography-guided biopsy of the spine is considered a safe and relatively inexpensive examination tecnique. We performed CT-guided biopsy for 8 cases without any complications. These cases were 6 thoracic, 1 lumber and 1 sacral. Pathologic examinations revealed 3 primary tumors, 2 metastases, 2 tuberculosis and 1 pyogenic spondylitis. CT-guided biopsy is an important tool in the evaluation of spinal lesions.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.48.19