Temperature mapping of cooled radiofrequency lesion of human cadaver thoracic facet medials Branches

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-61

  Mekhail, Nagy ^a   Cheng, Jianguo ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cooled radiofrequency; facet arthropathy; facet medial branch; radiofrequency ablation; thoracic back pain; zygapophyseal joint (z joint)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ELECTRODE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPINAL PAIN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THORACIC FACET JOINT PAIN; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 78650904827     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181ef4e2d     Document Type: Article

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