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. 1990 May-Jun;14(3):446-8.
doi: 10.1097/00004728-199005000-00023.

Percutaneous biopsies of the thoracic spine under CT guidance: transcostovertebral approach

P Brugieres  1 , A Gaston, F Heran, M C Voisin, C Marsault
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Percutaneous biopsies of the thoracic spine under CT guidance: transcostovertebral approach

P Brugieres et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 May-Jun.

Abstract

Twenty-seven percutaneous trephine biopsies of thoracic vertebral bodies were performed under CT guidance using a new intertransversocostal approach avoiding the pleura and nerve roots. Accurate diagnosis was obtained in 25 of 27 cases. No complications were encountered.

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