Imaging-guided injection techniques with fluoroscopy and CT for spinal pain management

Radiographics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 927-942

  Silbergleit, Richard ^a,b   Mehta, Bharat A ^a   Sanders, William P ^b   Talati, Sanjay J ^a,c  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Covenant Health Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), guidance, 30.1211; Fluoroscopy, 30.11, 30.12989, 30.92; Nerves, roots, 30.11, 30.1211; Nerves, spinal, 30.11, 30.1211; Spine; Spine, anatomy, 30.92; Spine, CT, 30.1211; Spine, facet joints, 30.11, 30.1211, 30.92

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

BACKACHE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BACK PAIN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035407006     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl15927     Document Type: Article

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