CT-guided biopsy of bone: a radiologist's perspective.
OBJECTIVE
We present an overview of approaches for bone biopsy used to minimize potential tumor seeding of adjacent soft-tissue structures and compartments. We discuss a variety of approaches related to specific anatomic parts and review pertinent anatomy.


CONCLUSIONS
We provide important guidelines and key examples that will help readers perform percutaneous needle bone biopsy safely.
Espinosa
Leandro A
LA
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Jamadar
David A
DA
Jacobson
Jon A
JA
DeMaeseneer
Michel O
MO
Ebrahim
Farhad S
FS
Sabb
Brian J
BJ
Kretschmer
Matthew T
MT
Biermann
Janet S
JS
Kim
Sung-Moon
SM
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed