Saline as the sole contrast agent for successful MRI-guided epidural injections

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 748-755

  Deli, Martin ^a   Fritz, Jan ^b   Mateiescu, Serban ^a   Busch, Martin ^a   Carrino, John A ^b   Becker, Jan ^a   Garmer, Marietta ^a   Grönemeyer, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI MRA; Nonvascular interventions; Pain; Spine nervous system

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STERILE WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84877725863     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-012-0489-7     Document Type: Article

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