"Scout No Scan" Technique Reduces Patient Radiation Exposure During CT-Guided Spine Biopsy.

Bress, Aaron; Metzler, Scott; Plastaras, Christopher; Nguyen, Cuong; Schuster, James M; Pukenas, Bryan · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2017

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Abstract

The objective of this article is to report our experience with a technique for CT-guided spine biopsies that we refer to as the "scout no scan" technique. The scout no scan technique can significantly lower radiation exposure while maintaining high diagnostic yields for CT-guided spinal biopsies.

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