The role of percutaneous CT-guided vertebral biopsy using bone marrow biopsy needle combine with semi-automatic soft tissue biopsy needle

Dr Pham Manh Cuong1, professor Pham Minh Thong1
1 Imaging dept, Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

Introduction: The bone biopsy instruments were improved regularly to increase successful rate and reduce complication but
accompany with increasing of cost price. Our research purpose to assess the role of percutaneous CT-guided vertebral biopsy using bone marrow biopsy needle combine with semi-automatic soft tissue biopsy needle.
Method: This is a retrospective study involving 143 patients who
underwent percutaneous CT-guided vertebral biopsy in Radiology
department, Bach Mai hospital. Biopsy needle included: bone
marrow biopsy needle 13 and 11G, Surelock, TSK, Japan combined
with soft tissue biopsy needle Stericut 16 and 14 G, TSK, Japan.
Result: Adequacy 95.1%, pathologic specific diagnosis rate
86%, accuracy 85.3% and complication rate 0.7%.
Conclusion: The adequacy of technique is not lower than most
recent researches as so as open vertebral biopsy, the complication
rate is not higher than most recent researches but significant lower
than vertebral open biopsy.
Keywords: Percutaneous,, , CT scanner,
adequacy, 

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