Martín, MyriamOrts Porcar, MarcVilalta Solé, LauraMeléndez Lazo, AntonioGarcía de Carellán Mateo, AlejandraRos Alemany, CarlosLaborda Vidal, PatriciaUCH. Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía AnimalProducción Científica UCH 20222023-05-232023-05-232022-06-30Laborda-Vidal, P., Martín, M., Orts-Porcar, M., Vilalta, L., Melendez-Lazo, A., de Carellán, A. G. & Ros, C. (2022). Computed tomography-guided fine needle biopsies of vertebral and paravertebral lesions in small animals. Animals, vol. 12, i. 13 (30 jun.), art. 1688. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani121316882076-2615 (Electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14309Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1688Este artículo de investigación pertenece al número especial "Advances in Companion Animal Disease Diagnosis and Treatment".Fine needle biopsy (FNB) is an effective, minimally invasive and inexpensive diagnostic technique. Under computed tomography (CT)-guidance, lesions that have a difficult approach can be sampled to reach a diagnosis. The aim of this study is to describe the use of CT-guidance to obtain FNB from vertebral and paravertebral lesions in small animals. Ten dogs and one ferret that had undergone CT-guided FNB of vertebral and paravertebral lesions and had a cytological or a histological diagnosis were included in this retrospective study. The FNB samples were taken in four cases from the vertebra, in two cases from the intervertebral disc and in five cases from the intervertebral foramen. Two infectious and nine neoplastic lesions were diagnosed. The percentage of successful FNB was 91%. The percentage of samples with a cytological diagnosis was 80%. The percentage of complications was 9%. Limitations were the small number of animals in the study, the lacking complementary percutaneous biopsies for comparison, the lacking final histological diagnoses in some cases and the intervention of multiple operators. Computed tomography-guided FNB is a useful and safe technique for the diagnosis of vertebral and paravertebral lesions in small animals. However, a degree of expertise is important.application/pdfenopen accessSpine - Biopsy.Columna vertebral - Heridas y lesiones - Diagnóstico por imagen.Pequeños animales - Diagnóstico radiológico.Columna vertebral - Biopsia.Small animal - Radiography.Spine - Wounds and injuries - Imaging.Artículohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani12131688https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es