CT-guided core biopsy of subchondral bone and intervertebral space in suspected spondylodiskitis

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Apr;186(4):977-80. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0109.

Abstract

Objective: Our objective was to determine the diagnostic performance of CT-guided core biopsy including both intervertebral disks and subchondral bone in suspected spondylodiskitis and compare the results with those for other biopsy techniques.

Conclusion: CT-guided core biopsy of subchondral bone and intervertebral space compares favorably to previously published studies because histology can provide the diagnosis even when no specific infectious agent is isolated.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / methods*
  • Discitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Discitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*