Fluoroscopic Analysis of Lumbar Epidural Contrast Spread After Lumbar Interlaminar Injection

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-416

  Weil, Lawrence ^a   Frauwirth, Neal H ^a   Amirdelfan, Kasra ^a   Grant, Douglas ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob A ^a  

^a Department of Pain Management ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Injections, epidural; Lumbosacral region; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJECTION SITE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39449134299     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.161     Document Type: Article

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