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How and When to Carry Out Spinal Biopsy

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Interventional Neuroradiology of the Spine

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Spinal biopsies are carried out to obtain specimens of vertebral bodies or vertebral lesions. This provides biological samples for cytological and histopathological analyses. Primary and secondary tumors and infectious diseases are the most common causes for which vertebral biopses are required.

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  1. Radiodiagnostic 2-3, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Giannantonio Pellicanò

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Pellicanò, G., Consoli, A., Falchini, M., Mazza, E. (2013). How and When to Carry Out Spinal Biopsy. In: Muto, M. (eds) Interventional Neuroradiology of the Spine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2790-9_5

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