Cervical spinal cord neoplasm in a patient with an implanted cervical spinal cord stimulator: The controversial role of magnetic resonance imaging

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-278

  Sha, Rinoo V ^a   Smith, Harold K ^b   Chung, Joanne ^c   Hegazi, Amr ^a   Racz, Gabor B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Lubbock Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

^c University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Heating; Implants; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Neuromodulation; Neurostimulation; Safety; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALLING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMPLANTATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEG; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE SURGERY; SPINE TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 2442661398     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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