Distribution patterns of transforaminal injections in the cervical spine evaluated by multi-slice computed tomography

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1465-1471

  Anderberg, Leif ^a   Säveland, Hans ^a   Annertz, Mårten ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Contrast injection; Distribution; Nerve root block; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; MEPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; TECHNIQUE; TRANSFORAMINAL ROOT BLOCK TECHNIQUE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750069407     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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