CT guided biopsy

Last revised by Tariq Walizai on 16 Jul 2024

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Citation:

Bickle I, Walizai T, Murphy A, et al. CT guided biopsy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21495

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21495

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/21495?embed_domain=external.radpair.com%252527%25255b0%25255d%252527%25255b0%25255dfavicon.ico

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21495

Article created:

27 Jan 2013, Ian Bickle ◉

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At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

16 Jul 2024, Tariq Walizai

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At the time the article was last revised Tariq Walizai had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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18 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Interventional

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Synonyms:

CT guided biopsies

CT guided biopsy is a type of image-guided biopsy. It is generally less commonly used than ultrasound-guided biopsy, however, in some anatomical areas, it has greater precedence, such as lung and bone biopsies.

CT guided biopsy requires good teamwork with radiographic staff as it is not truly dynamic like ultrasound-guided biopsies.

It may be performed using the 'CT fluoroscopy' capabilities of modern CT scanners or with the traditional step-wise approach.

CT biopsies are usually performed using a co-axial needle technique to gain a stable position through which the biopsy may be performed.