Three-dimensional computed tomography for difficult thoracic epidural needle placement

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. NOVEMBER, 2009, Pages

  Murata, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; NEEDLES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74049135408     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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