title: Thin spinal or biopsy needle guidance.
abstract: The thin needles that are used for myelography or biopsy are easily deflected in the body. We describe a simple method used to guide the tip of these needles to the target area using needle-hub rotation. This procedure was successfully used in more than 260 direct C1-C2 punctures for cervical myelography.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009339:Needles