Fluoroscopic guided lumbar interlaminar epidural injections: A prospective evaluation of epidurography contrast patterns and anatomical review of the epidural space

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Botwin, Kenneth P ^a   Natalicchio, James ^a   Hanna, Ashraf ^a  

^a Florida Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural; Fluoroscopy; Injections

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; STEROID;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 1042292552     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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