Purpose The aim of this article has been to analyze the clinical and radiological data
suggesting tuberculous vertebral osteomielitis (TVO), and then discuss the steps to be …

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 …

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to determine the diagnostic performance of CT-guided core
biopsy including both intervertebral disks and subchondral bone in suspected …

Accurate diagnosis of spine lesions is important for its successful management. Imaging–
guided percutaneous biopsy is gaining increasing acceptance as a means for obtaining …

Background: Percutaneous spine biopsy has widely replaced open biopsy. We conducted a
meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of the inner diameter of the biopsy needle and the …

The purpose of this review article is to provide a brief overview of the recent literature on the
two main types of percutaneous biopsy methods done in the spinal column: fine needle …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Biopsy is important to obtain microbiological and
histopathological diagnosis in spine infections and tumors. To date, there have been no …

Background CT-guided biopsy is a commonly used diagnostic procedure for spinal lesions.
This meta-analysis aims to investigate its diagnostic performance and complications, as well …

Purpose To prospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)‐guided percutaneous transpedicular biopsy of thoracic and lumbar spine using 0.23 T …

OBJECTIVE Recent articles have identified the poor diagnostic yield of percutaneous
needle biopsy for vertebral osteomyelitis. The current study aimed to confirm the higher …