Plasma-mediated radiofrequency ablation assisted percutaneous cement injection for treating advanced malignant vertebral compression fractures

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 700-705

  Georgy, Bassem A ^a,b   Wong, W ^b  

^a Valley Radiology Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPINE METASTASIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CEMENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247224996     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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