Ultrasound guidance for epidural steroid injections

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Shankar, Hariharan ^a   Zainer, Christine M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural; Steroid; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; NEURAXIAL ANALGESIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 71549116702     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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