CT-guided transarticular biopsy of the sacroiliac joint: Technique and histomorphological results. A preliminary study

To introduce and evaluate computed tomography (CT)-guided transarticular needle biopsy of the cartilaginous sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and to assess the biopsy results microscopically. The new CT-guided transarticular biopsy of the SIJ was performed in a young corpse and ten patients, two males and eight females aged 18–81 years. All patients had abnormal findings by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the SIJs, including bone marrow edema, related...