CT-guided injection of botulinic toxin for percutaneous therapy of piriformis muscle syndrome with preliminary MRI results about denervative process

European Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2543-2548

  Fannucci, E ^a   Masala, S ^a   Sodani, G ^a   Varrucciu, V ^a   Romagnoli, A ^a   Squillaci, E ^a   Simonetti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinic toxin; CT guidance; Denervative process; Interventional procedures; Interventional radiology; MRI; Myofascial pain syndrome; Piriformis muscle syndrome; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INOCULATION; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SIDE EFFECT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SITTING; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; BUTTOCKS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SCIATICA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035203253     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300100872     Document Type: Article

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