CAT Guided Needle Biopsy of Spinal Lesions
10.4055/jkoa.1979.14.4.601
- Author:
Bong Kun KIM
;
Myung Chul YOO
;
Dae Kyung BAE
;
Sang Un LEE
;
Young Hak SONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biopsy;
Biopsy, Needle;
Cats;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Methods;
Needles;
Spine
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1979;14(4):601-609
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The utility of computed axial tomography(CAT) in the diagnosis of spinal disorders has been the subject of considerable interest since the introduction of CAT scanning. Computed tomographic guided needle biopsy of 12 consecutive patients with a variety of undermined spinal disorders resulted in a 100% yield of positive tissue diagnoses, without signlficant complications. The principal advantage of cat guidance is the continuous direct observation of the needle tip position in relation to the target volume. We think that the application of computed tomographic guided needle biopsy in the lesions of the spine is of great value, because it is the single most accurate method of obtaining diagnosis other than by open surgical biopsy.
