Analysis of the clinical and radiological outcomes of percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty: A case-control study.

Chien-Hua ChenYou-Pen ChiuHui-Ru JiChin-Ying WuJeng-Hung GuoFu-Shan JawCheng-Di Chiu

Published in: PloS one (2022)

To provide therapeutic benefits for symptomatic contained CHIVD patients after an invalid CT for 6 months, PCN seems to be a better option than CT. The reduced disc heights did not alter the clinical outcomes of PCN.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
computed tomography
image quality
ejection fraction
dual energy
chronic kidney disease
contrast enhanced
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
type diabetes
positron emission tomography
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss