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Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Amrhein, TJ; Joshi, AB; Kranz, PG
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
September 2016

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe the procedure for CT fluoroscopy-guided lumbar medial branch blocks and facet radiofrequency ablation. CONCLUSION: CT fluoroscopic guidance allows more-precise needle tip positioning and is an alternative method for performing medial branch blocks and facet radiofrequency ablation.

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Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

207

Issue

3

Start / End Page

631 / 634

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygapophyseal Joint
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain Management
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Nerve Block
  • Male
  • Lumbosacral Region
 

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Amrhein, T. J., Joshi, A. B., & Kranz, P. G. (2016). Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 207(3), 631–634. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.15.15694
Amrhein, Timothy J., Anand B. Joshi, and Peter G. Kranz. “Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation.AJR Am J Roentgenol 207, no. 3 (September 2016): 631–34. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.15.15694.
Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, Kranz PG. Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Sep;207(3):631–4.
Amrhein, Timothy J., et al. “Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 207, no. 3, Sept. 2016, pp. 631–34. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/AJR.15.15694.
Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, Kranz PG. Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Sep;207(3):631–634.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

207

Issue

3

Start / End Page

631 / 634

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygapophyseal Joint
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain Management
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Nerve Block
  • Male
  • Lumbosacral Region