An evaluation of contrast medium spread on caudal epidurography with the needle positioned toward the affected side in patients with unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1613-1618

  Lee, Jae Hoon ^a   Yoon, Duck Mi ^a   Kwon, Tae Dong ^a   Yoon, Kyung Bong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caudal epidural injection; Contrast media; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL SPACE; EPIDUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NEEDLE; SPINAL ROOT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNILATERAL LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; IOHEXOL; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867885114     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1354-5     Document Type: Article

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