CT-Fluoroscopic Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: Extraforaminal Needle Tip Position Decreases Risk of Intravascular Injection.

G M Lagemann M P Yannes A Ghodadra W E Rothfus V Agarwal

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2015)

An extraforaminal needle position for CT-guided cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection decreases the risk of intravascular injection and therefore may be safer than other needle tip positions.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
spinal cord
image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
coronary artery
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
spinal cord injury