[HTML][HTML] Complications and pitfalls of lumbar interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections

BS Goodman, LWF Posecion, S Mallempati… - Current reviews in …, 2008 - Springer
Lumbar interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections are used in the treatment of
lumbar radicular pain and other lumbar spinal pain syndromes. Complications from these …

Exposure to gadolinium and neurotoxicity: current status of preclinical and clinical studies

CA Mallio, À Rovira, PM Parizel, CC Quattrocchi - Neuroradiology, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Gadolinium is a rare-earth lanthanide metal that is known to have a direct
neurotoxic effect. The scope of the present review is to summarize the current preclinical and …

Practice management strategies for imaging facilities facing an acute iodinated contrast media shortage

JJ Cavallo, JK Pahade - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Olga R. Brook discussing this article. An unanticipated
but severe shortage in iodinated contrast media (ICM) is currently affecting imaging …

Safety and complications of cervical epidural steroid injections

BJ Schneider, S Maybin, E Sturos - Physical Medicine and …, 2018 - pmr.theclinics.com
Cervical radicular pain has an age-adjusted incidence of 83 per 100,000 people in the US
population. 1 Although symptoms can vary, initially severe pain can be present. Cervical …

Magnetic Resonance Neurography–Guided Nerve Blocks for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

J Fritz, A Chhabra, KC Wang… - Neuroimaging …, 2014 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Chronic pelvic pain is a multifactorial condition with a high prevalence in the general
population and a substantial socioeconomic impact. The estimated prevalence of chronic …

Fatal gadolinium-induced encephalopathy following accidental intrathecal administration: a case report and a comprehensive evidence-based review

DA Provenzano, Z Pellis, L DeRiggi - Regional Anesthesia & Pain …, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been suggested as off-label alternatives
to iodine-based contrast agents for fluoroscopic imaging during interventional pain …

Freehand real-time MRI-guided lumbar spinal injection procedures at 1.5 T: feasibility, accuracy, and safety

J Fritz, C Thomas, S Clasen… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that freehand real-time
MRI-guided lumbar spinal injection procedures are feasible, accurate, and safe when …

Iodinated contrast media shortage: Insights and guidance from two major public hospitals

SA Amukotuwa, R Bammer, DM Jackson… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global shortage of iodinated contrast medium (ICM) is the latest health care ripple‐effect
from the COVID‐19 pandemic. Some public hospitals in Australia have less than a week's …

[HTML][HTML] MRI characterization of early CNS transport kinetics post intrathecal gadolinium injection: Trends of subarachnoid and parenchymal distribution in healthy …

JP Dyke, HS Xu, A Verma, HU Voss, JL Chazen - Clinical Imaging, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To quantify CSF transport kinetics and brain glymphatic distribution using MRI
following intrathecal injection of gadolinium contrast in healthy adults. Subjects and methods …

[HTML][HTML] Iodinated contrast media and the alleged “iodine allergy”: an inexact diagnosis leading to inferior radiologic management and adverse drug reactions

I Böhm, K Nairz, JN Morelli, PSH Keller… - RöFo-Fortschritte auf …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose To test the hypothesis that the incomplete diagnosis “iodine allergy” is a possibly
dangerous concept for patients under routine radiologic conditions. Materials and Methods …