Table 2.

Ultrasound-guided tissue biopsy: indications and contraindications

Indications	Contraindications
Solitary bone lesion with indeterminate imaging characteristics	Infection on overlying site
New bone lesion in patient with known primary tumor	Rash on overlying site (relative)
Determine tumor recurrence	Uncorrected bleeding diathesis (relative)
Evaluate etiology of vertebral body compression fracture	Decreased platelet count (relative)
Determine infectious organism in chronic wound	Inaccessible site (relative)
Determine infectious organism in osteomyelitis