Is fluoroscopy necessary for sacroiliac joint injections?

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Hansen, Hans C ^a  

^a The Pain Relief Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic testing; Fluoroscopy; Intraarticular injection; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; INCIDENCE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT REFERRAL; RELIABILITY; SACROILIAC JOINT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041488734     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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