Contrast flow selectivity during transforaminal lumbosacral epidural steroid injections

Pain Physician

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 855-861

  Furman, Michael B ^a   Lee, Thomas S ^a   Mehta, Ariz ^a   Simon, Jeremy I ^b   Cano, William G ^c  

^a Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Performance Spine and Sports   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast flow; Epidural steroid injections; Selective nerve root block; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; ISOVUE 320; LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; HISTOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SACRUM; SPINAL ROOT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; SACRUM; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL STENOSIS; STEROIDS;

EID: 64049107770     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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