Yield of Image-Guided Needle Biopsy for Infectious Discitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
A L McNamaraE C DickersonD M Gomez-HassanSandro K CintiAshok SrinivasanPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)
Image-guided biopsy has a moderate yield for the diagnosis of infectious discitis, which is significantly lower than the yield of open surgical biopsy. This yield is not significantly affected by prior antibiotic use.