CT guided bone biopsy

Last revised by Bahman Rasuli ◉ on 13 Mar 2025

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Citation:

Bickle I, Rasuli B, Elfeky M, et al. CT guided bone biopsy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52100

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52100

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52100

Article created:

22 Mar 2017, Ian Bickle ◉

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Last revised:

13 Mar 2025, Bahman Rasuli ◉

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

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Musculoskeletal

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CT guided bone biopsy is a type of image-guided biopsy.

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. If the bony cortex is destroyed then typically a standard biopsy needle can be used. If the cortex remains intact 'bone biopsy needles', such as Jamshidi^R and Bonotopy^R are required, which have a more involved technique.