Targets and optimal imaging for cervical spine and head blocks

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 63-72

  Erdine, Serdar ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical; Flouroscopy; Head; Interventional technique; Pain treatment; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLUOROSCOPY; GANGLION BLOCK; GEOMETRY; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; X RAY;

EID: 34249660591     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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