Percutaneous CT-Guided Biopsies of the Cervical Spine: Technique, Histopathologic and Microbiologic Yield, and Safety at a Single Academic Institution [SPINE]

CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous CT-guided biopsy of the cervical spine is an effective and safe procedure with high diagnostic yield and can obviate open procedures for histopathologic and microbiologic analyses of patients with clinical and imaging findings concerning for infection or primary and metastatic osseous lesions.

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Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - May 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Wiesner, E. L., Hillen, T. J., Long, J., Jennings, J. W. Tags: SPINE Source Type: research