The role of cervical discography in interventional pain management

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-255

  Singh, Vijay ^a  

^a Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GENTAMICIN;

ANALGESIA; ASEPSIS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISKITIS; DISKOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NECK PAIN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2442676406     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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