Automated pressure-controlled discography with constant injection speed and real-time pressure measurement

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Kim, Hyoung Ihl ^a   Shin, Dong Ah ^b  

^a Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Cha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Discography; Low back pain; Medical device; Spinal pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PRESSURE CONTROLLED DISCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DISCOGENIC PAIN; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 73249115090     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.1.16     Document Type: Article

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