Open AccessPercutaneous skeletal aspiration and core biopsy: complementary techniques.
Author(s) -
Mark E. Schweitzer,
Frank Gan,
Diane M. Deely,
Brian J. O’Hara,
V. Juneja
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.166.2.8553958
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , core biopsy , percutaneous , radiology , fine needle aspiration , aspiration biopsy , cytology , surgery , pathology , cancer , breast cancer
Although core biopsy is the standard for percutaneous bone biopsy in most other organs aspiration biopsy is frequently performed. We prospectively evaluated 138 patients with skeletal lesions, performing both core and aspiration biopsies to determine if these techniques have a complementary role.