• Prof Massimo Gallucci and Federico D'Orazio.
• Neuroradiology Unit, S. Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, Via L. Natali, L'Aquila 67100, Italy. Electronic address: massimo.gallucci@cc.univaq.it.
• Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 2015 May 1; 25 (2): 281-94.

AbstractSpinal infections are challenging to diagnose and represent a life-threatening medical condition. Diagnosis is often delayed because of nonspecific accompanying symptoms. The role of interventional neuroradiology in spinal infection is double: diagnostic and therapeutic, consisting substantially of 2 main procedures, represented by spine biopsies and positioning of percutaneous drainage, which represent a minimally invasive, faster and more cost-effective alternative to open surgery procedures. This article will focus on the available state-of-the-art techniques to perform discovertebral image-guided biopsies in case of suspected infections and on image-guided placement of percutaneous drainage to treat infectious collections of the spine and paravertebral structures. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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