Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency neurotomy in cervical spine: sonoanatomic study of a new technique in cadavers

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1205-1212

  Lee, S H ^a,c   Kang, C H ^b   Derby, R ^d,e   Yang, S N ^a   Lee, J E ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Kim, S S ^f   Lee, J H ^g  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Madi Pain Management Center   (South Korea)

^d Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOSURGERY; SONOANATOMIC STUDY; ULTRASOUND GUIDED RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 53049100296     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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