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Table 4 Accuracy of the needle biopsy for different vertebral segments

From: Clinical application of a modified percutaneous vertebroplasty instrument in vertebral body biopsy in adults

Vertebral body

Number of puncture cases

Correct diagnosis

Accuracy rate

Thoracic vertebra

64

60

93.8%

Lumbar vertebra

73

69

94.5%

Sacral vertebra

24

20

83.3%

total

161

149

92.5%