CT Guided Biopsy
CT (computed tomography) guided biopsies are done percutaneously when lesions are not palpable and cannot be done in the clinical setting. CT guided biopsies offer a noninvasive alternative to open surgical biopsies.
The image to the right shows a needle placed inferior to the foramen ovale. The second case below shows an orbital lesion that was biopsied with a fine needle technique.
![CT Guided Biopsy shows foramen ovale](/medialibraries/urmcmedia/imaging/patients/procedures/images/eyebxpre_001.jpeg)
![CT Guided Biopsy of a needle placed inferior to foramen ovale](/medialibraries/urmcmedia/imaging/patients/procedures/images/eyebx3_000.jpeg)
![Orbital lesion biopsied with a fine needle technique](/medialibraries/urmcmedia/imaging/patients/procedures/images/fig3c.jpeg)
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