title: Percutaneous needle biopsy of the spine.
abstract: Technological advances in imaging and needle systems have made percutaneous needle biopsy of the spine safe and effective. Today, this procedure has largely replaced more invasive and costly open surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. ggeremia@rush.edu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geremia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joglekar
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed