Reduction of radiation dose during facet joint injection using the new image guidance system SabreSource™: A prospective study in 60 patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 546-553

  Proschek, Dirk ^a   Kafchitsas, K ^b   Rauschmann, M A ^b   Kurth, A A ^b   Vogl, T J ^b   Geiger, Florian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facet joint injection; Fluoroscopy guided; Low back pain; Navigation; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 63949083778     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0832-5     Document Type: Article

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