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Inadvertent Intrafacet Injection during Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection: A Comparison of CT Fluoroscopic and Conventional Fluoroscopic Guidance

P.G. Kranz, A.B. Joshi, L.A. Roy, K.R. Choudhury and T.J. Amrhein
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 398-402; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5000
P.G. Kranz
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (P.G.K., K.R.C., T.J.A.)
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L.A. Roy
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P.G. Kranz, A.B. Joshi, L.A. Roy, K.R. Choudhury, T.J. Amrhein
Inadvertent Intrafacet Injection during Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection: A Comparison of CT Fluoroscopic and Conventional Fluoroscopic Guidance
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2017, 38 (2) 398-402; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5000
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