title: [Percutaneous vertebral biopsy].
abstract: CT-guided vertebral biopsy is a simple, non dangerous, and usually an effective method for the actiological diagnosis and the treatment of vertebral lesions. The authors detail the biopsy technique, the needles and the route used according to the anatomical distribution and the osteosclerotic or osteolytic aspect of the vertebral lesion. In 60% of ordinary infectious spondylodiscitis the biopsy is positive. Early diagnosis of tuberculous spondylodiscitis is usually possible only to anatomopathological examination on osteodiscal samples. In tumoral disease the association of biopsy and cytological specimens provides the best results, specially in osteolytic vertebral lesions.
authors.affiliation: Service de neuroradiologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugières
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricolfi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valiente
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qanadli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Les biopsies vertébrales percutanées.