Radiation dose reduction in CT-guided periradicular injections in lumbar spine: Feasibility of a new institutional protocol for improved patient safety

BACKGROUND: Image guided spinal injections are successfully used in the management of low back pain and sciatica. The main benefit of CT-guided injections is the safe, fast and precise needle placement, but the radiation exposure remains a serious concern. The purpose of the study was to test a new...

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Autores principales: Artner, Juraj, Cakir, Balkan, Weckbach, Sebastian, Reichel, Heiko, Lattig, Friederike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22888796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-6-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22888796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-6-19

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