CT-guided lumbar facet cyst rupture and corticosteroid injection: technique, approach, and procedural and clinical success rates.
Ronald W MercerJoao R T VicentiniSteven J StaffaUkasha HabibRosa ChoConnie Y ChangPublished in: Skeletal radiology (2023)
Our systematic approach to CT-guided LFC rupture is safe and has high technical and clinical success rates similar to prior studies. Since there are no definitive imaging features that determine rupture success, this procedure can almost always be attempted as a first-line treatment for LFC.