Technique for CT fluoroscopy-guided cervical interlaminar steroid injections

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 675-677

  Kranz, Peter G ^a   Raduazo, Phillip A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; CT fluoroscopy; Epidural; Steroid injection

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CT FLUOROSCOPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTRALAMINAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; IOPAMIDOL; NECK PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84857826564     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6809     Document Type: Article

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