Ultrasound-guided thoracic facet injections: Description of a technique

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-362

  Stulc, Steven M ^a   Hurdle, Mark F B ^a   Pingree, Matthew J ^a   Brault, Jeffrey S ^a   Porter, Christopher A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet injection; Technique; Thoracic; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; NEEDLES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; IODINATED CONTRAST AGENTS; NEEDLE PLACEMENT; PRONE POSITION; TECHNIQUE; THORACIC; ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE BLOCK; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRA; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

CADAVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; NERVE BLOCK; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 79952143111     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.3.357     Document Type: Article

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