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Cone Beam Intraoperative Computed Tomography-based Image Guidance for Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion
Published on: August 6, 2019
Pharmaceuticals used in image-guided spine interventions
John M Mathis1, Stanley Golovac, Charles H Cho
1Centers for Advanced Imaging, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA. jmathis@rev.net
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
|May 5, 2010
Abstract:
As image-guided (nonvascular) spine interventions have become progressively more common in the interventional radiologic community, there is a growing need for physician expertise regarding the materials and pharmaceuticals that are used for these procedures. This article is intended to provide information to address these needs.
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