Abstract:Minimally invasive spinal surgery has become an important treatment for spinal diseases with the basic step of image-guid- ed puncture. The Image-guided equipment impacts the safety and accuracy of puncture position, thus affecting the treatment outcomes. The computed tomography (CT) guided technique takes the advantages of angle adjustment of CT frame and clear identification of various tis- sues. According to the purpose and location of surgery, the operation plane is determined, and then the surgical approach is precisely de- signed and quantified according to the principle of "the safest and simplest". The locating pin is punctured to the designed position accu- rately with simultaneous CT monitoring. CT guided technique has been successfully applied in percutaneous endoscopic discectomy, verte- broplasty, fracture internal fixation, percutaneous puncture biopsy, targeted therapy, and so on. Our department has successfully performed various CT-guided spinal minimally invasive surgeries nearly 10 000 cases, held more than 30 training sessions, involving a total of 600 do- mestic and foreign trainees, and has helped more than 100 hospitals inside and outside the province to carry out CT guided technique.