CT fluoroscopy-assisted cervical transforaminal steroid injection: Tips, traps, and use of contrast material

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 888-894

  Hoang, Jenny K ^a   Apostol, Marc A ^a   Kranz, Peter G ^a   Kilani, Ramsey K ^a   Taylor, Jeffrey N ^a   Gray, Linda ^a   Lascola, Christopher D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical nerve block; Cervical radiculopathy; CT fluoroscopy; Neck; Transforaminal steroid injection

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; ISOVUE M 200; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN INFARCTION; CERVICAL TRANSFORAMINAL STEROID INJECTION; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC FLUOROSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; LEG WEAKNESS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NEEDLE; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958594148     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4369     Document Type: Article

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