Ultrasound-guided periradicular injections in the middle to lower cervical spine: An imaging study of a new approach

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 391-396

  Galiano, Klaus ^a   Obwegeser, Alois Albert ^a   Bodner, Gerd ^b   Freund, Martin Cornelius ^b   Gruber, Hannes ^b   Maurer, Herbert ^b   Schatzer, Reinhold ^c   Ploner, Franz ^d  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Neurochirurgie Innsbruck   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Hospital of Vipiteno   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Feasibility; Periradicular injection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPINAL ROOT; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VERTEBRA;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22244448363     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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