TY - JOUR T1 - Percutaneous vertebroplasty guided by a combination of CT and fluoroscopy. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 83 LP - 86 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - A Gangi AU - B A Kastler AU - J L Dietemann Y1 - 1994/01/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/15/1/83.abstract N2 - We describe the technique of percutaneous vertebroplasty using methyl methacrylate. We injected under the guidance of CT and fluoroscopy a group of 10 patients with back pain caused by a variety of vertebral lesions including severe osteoporosis (n = 4), hemangiomas (n = 5) and metastasis (n = 1). Over varying periods of follow-up (ranging from 4 to 17 months) none of the injected vertebral bodies demonstrated compression. All patients had relief of back pain; none had complications related to the technique. We emphasize that the efficacy of this technique in preventing vertebral collapse could not be evaluated in this small sample; a well-controlled study would be required to determine the proper indications and efficacy of this treatment. ER -