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This course will be retired on Oct. 29, 2026.

An updated version of this course will replace this one on Oct. 29, 2026. Nothing changes for you. You can keep working on this course as usual, and you'll earn CME credit whether you finish before or after that date. If you have questions, see our FAQ.

Bone Biopsy

Content Reviewed: September 26, 2022

Mastery Series
Preview Course

1.75 CME

21 Videos

1 hr. 48 min. of video

Course Description

Join Dr. Mikhail Higgins (BU School of Medicine – Boston Medical Center) in this intro to image-guided bone biopsies, which includes a review of anatomic structures, selection of imaging modality (CT, Ultrasound, or Fluoroscopy), pearls/pitfalls of procedures, techniques, and complications in this setting. 

Learn the clinical radiologic workup & diagnostic imaging of lesions requiring osseous biopsies and gain an understanding of important procedural and periprocedural considerations in image-guided bone biopsies. Dr. Higgins also provides helpful breakdowns of differential diagnoses of conditions affecting biopsy sites, as well as diagnostic reasoning & potential complications to consider during these procedures. 

This course will prepare you to confidently understand different techniques, equipment, and preparation for image-guided bone biopsies through case reviews of:

  • Clavicular biopsy
  • Complex fistulization in the setting of recurrent cancer
  • Persistent large heterogeneous bony exostosis
  • Vertebral biopsy
  • …and more!

After you’re done, check out these additional Interventional Mastery Courses for further in-depth case review:

In this course, Dr. Mikhail Higgins provides a review of image-guided bone biopsies, which includes pearls/pitfalls of procedures, techniques, and complications in this setting.

Faculty

Mikhail CSS Higgins, MD, MPH

Director, Radiology Medical Student Clerkships; Director, ESIR

Boston University Medical Center

Image Guided Bone Biopsy: Introduction

2 m

A (Non-Exhaustive) Differential Diagnosis of Skeletal Pain

2 m

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