[HTML][HTML] Reducing patient radiation dose during CT-guided procedures: demonstration in spinal injections for pain

TM Shepherd, CP Hess, CT Chin… - American journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CT guidance may improve precision for diagnostic and
therapeutic spinal injections, but it can increase patient radiation dose. This study examined …

[HTML][HTML] Effective radiation dose reduction in computed tomography-guided spinal injections: a prospective, comparative study with technical considerations

J Artner, F Lattig, H Reichel, B Cakir - Orthopedic Reviews, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the good general patient acceptance, high patient comfort, safety and precision in
the needle placement, exposure to radiation in computed tomography (CT)-guided spinal …

Reducing patient radiation exposure from CT fluoroscopy–guided lumbar spine pain injections by targeting the planning CT

TJ Amrhein, JS Schauberger… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. CT fluoroscopy–guided lumbar spine pain injections typically include a
preprocedural planning CT that contributes considerably to patient dose. The purpose of this …

CT-guided lumbar nerve root injections: are we using the correct radiation dose settings?

JS Schauberger, PG Kranz… - American journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Selecting a lower tube current for CT fluoroscopic spine
injections is a method of radiation dose reduction. Ideally tube current should be tailored to …

Imaging-guided injection techniques with fluoroscopy and CT for spinal pain management

R Silbergleit, BA Mehta, WP Sanders, SJ Talati - Radiographics, 2001 - pubs.rsna.org
Local spinal pain and radiculopathy are common conditions that debilitate millions of
Americans annually. Most cases are successfully treated conservatively with rest or physical …

[HTML][HTML] Spine injections: the rationale for CT guidance

S Bogdanovic, R Sutter, V Zubler - Skeletal Radiology, 2023 - Springer
Back pain is one of the most common medical problems and is associated with high
socioeconomic costs. Imaging-guided spinal injections are a minimally invasive method to …

[HTML][HTML] Effective dose of CT-guided epidural and periradicular injections of the lumbar spine: a retrospective study

J Artner, F Lattig, H Reichel, B Cakir - The Open Orthopaedics …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spinal injection procedures can be performed blindly or, more accurately, with fluoroscopic
or computed tomography (CT) guidance. Radiographic guidance for selective nerve root …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation dose reduction in CT-guided periradicular injections in lumbar spine: Feasibility of a new institutional protocol for improved patient safety

J Artner, B Cakir, S Weckbach, H Reichel… - Patient safety in surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background Image guided spinal injections are successfully used in the management of low
back pain and sciatica. The main benefit of CT-guided injections is the safe, fast and precise …

Effective dose of CT-and fluoroscopy-guided perineural/epidural injections of the lumbar spine: a comparative study

G Schmid, A Schmitz, D Borchardt, K Ewen… - Cardiovascular and …, 2006 - Springer
The objective of this study was to compare the effective radiation dose of perineural and
epidural injections of the lumbar spine under computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopic …

[PDF][PDF] Radiation dose practice audit of 6,234 fluoroscopically-guided spinal injections

SL Cohen, R Schneider, J Carrino… - Pain …, 2019 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Fluoroscopic imaging guidance is frequently used in performing spinal
interventional techniques. Reference level standards are a quality improvement tool to help …