MRI-guided treatment of degenerative spinal diseases

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 327-335

  Melzer, A ^a,b   Seibel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b WESTPHALIAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural injection; Facet joints; Interventional MR; Intervertebral disk herniation; Laser decompression; MR guidance; Peridural injection; Sciatic pain

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; MAGNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEUROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; YAG LASER;

EID: 0033501442     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709909153182     Document Type: Review

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