[Role of interventional radiology in diagnosis and management of the painful spine]

Autor: Fernando, Ruiz Santiago, María Del Mar, Castellano García, Francisco, Aparisi Rodríguez
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Medicina clinica. 140(10)
ISSN: 1578-8989
Popis: The aim of this article is to perform a general review of the different radiological percutaneous procedures used to diagnose and treat the many causes of back pain. These procedures can be merely diagnostic, such as discography and biopsy, diagnostic and therapeutic, such as epidural and facets injections, or only therapeutic, such as vertebroplasty, decompressive techniques of the intervertebral disk and tumour ablation. We review the indications, advantages and complications of these techniques.
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