The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e6 , April 2010

Cervical nerve injection: computed tomography guidance with intravenous contrast and extraforaminal needle placement. Series of seven consecutive case reports

  • Charles H. Cho, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel.: (617) 732-7260; fax: (617) 264-5151.

Received 14 June 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 13 January 2010.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: none.

PII: S1529-9430(10)00041-0

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.005

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e6 , April 2010

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