ultrasound guided lumbar nerve root periradicular injections

... neuronal network originating as ventral rami from cervical nerve roots, C5-8, and initial thoracic nerve root, T1 [24] Together, these roots within the neck further subdivide into trunks, divisions, ... scapular nerve and/or long thoracic nerve in 90% of these patients (verified with peripheral nerve stimulator twitch monitoring) These nerves were found to occur at a depth approximating the C6 nerve ... randomized trials for a variety of peripheral nerve blocks [6] When comparing ultrasound guidance versus peripheral nerve stimulation, ultrasound guided blocks were shown to have significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 30/08/2014, 22:18

... protruding disc just caudal or anterior to the nerve root Among these, cases had a herniated disc just anterior to the nerve root, and the nerve root seemed wide and flat just anterior to the ... positive in 13 (76%) patients The nerve root stretching test (FNST or SLRT) was positive in 11 (65%) patients In cases with L3 or L4 nerve root involvement, the femoral nerve stretching test was frequently ... this lesion (Figure 2B) The nerve root was also identified in this lesion or that just cranial to the disc In case of a protruded disc, the disc just caudal to the nerve root was removed using curetts...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... protruding disc just caudal or anterior to the nerve root Among these, cases had a herniated disc just anterior to the nerve root, and the nerve root seemed wide and flat just anterior to the ... positive in 13 (76%) patients The nerve root stretching test (FNST or SLRT) was positive in 11 (65%) patients In cases with L3 or L4 nerve root involvement, the femoral nerve stretching test was frequently ... this lesion (Figure 2B) The nerve root was also identified in this lesion or that just cranial to the disc In case of a protruded disc, the disc just caudal to the nerve root was removed using curetts...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... Predictors of success in nurseperformed ultrasound- guided cannulation J Emerg Med 2007, 33(4):401-405 Mahler SA, Wang H, Lester C, Conrad SA: Ultrasound- guided peripheral intravenous access in ... techniques, several studies have shown that vein size is an important predictor of successful ultrasound- guided vascular access [1,3-6] Therefore, maneuvers that can be practically implemented in ... 2011 Published: 25 August 2011 References Keyes LE, Frazee BW, Snoey ER, Simon BC, Christy D: Ultrasound- guided brachial and basilic vein cannulation in emergency department patients with difficult...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 00:20

... BIRADS ultrasound lesion Type of interval, repeat diagnostic breast biopsy procedure Surgical excision Ultrasound- guided 8-gauge vacuum-assisted biopsy Ultrasound- guided 14-gauge core biopsy MRI guided ... with an ultrasound- guided vacuum biopsy system Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007, 29:342-346 47 Ko EY, Bae YA, Kim MJ, Lee KS, Lee Y, Kim LS: Factors affecting the efficacy of ultrasound- guided vacuum-assisted ... for placement of a microclip into the area of the ultrasound- guided diagnostic biopsy Placement of a microclip was done selectively for ultrasound- guided Povoski et al World Journal of Surgical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:20

... jugular vein were found in 8% of patients studied with ultrasound- guided CVC [33]; the ease and the shorter time required to perform ultrasound- guided catheterization, together with the higher rate ... but also for staging, disease control, follow-up and ultrasound guided- procedures [21-27] Conclusion Our large study show that ultrasound- guided CVC insertion is a safe and effective technique ... the present study, ultrasound- guided CVC procedures were performed by our own specifically experienced oncologists and hematologists, and we agree with a recent report [28] that ultrasound is an...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... samples Figure Number of ultrasound- guided biopsy sections required for quantitative analysis Evaluation of the number of ultrasound- guided biopsy secNumber of ultrasound- guided biopsy sections ... multiple specimens obtained by US -guided biopsy of small joints Microphotograph of an ultrasound- guided sample H & E staining of Microphotograph of an ultrasound- guided sample a metacarpophalangeal ... Research & Therapy Vol No Scirè et al Figure Ultrasound- guided synovial biopsy of a second metacarpophalangeal joint the portal portal and technique Ultrasound- guided synovial biopsy of a second metacarpophalangeal...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... neuromas of the T1 root in a combined approach using transthoracic endoscopic surgery [5,12] However, this approach does not allow for nerve root preservation A similar approach to T2 root neuromas ... Surgery of spinal nerve schwannoma Risk of neurological deficit after resection of involved root J Neurosurg 1989, 71(6):810-814 Schultheiss R, Gullotta G: Resection of relevant nerve roots in surgery ... 79(3):319-330 Sunderland S: Nerve injuries and their repair, a critical appraisal Edinburgh , Churchill Livingstone ; 1991 Celli P: Treatment of relevant nerve roots involved in nerve sheath tumors:...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... reviewed twenty-three of C5 root, seventeen of C6 root, seven of C7 root, five of C8 root, and one of Th1 root Exploration of the all roots was not routinely performed, since the nerve graft is not effective ... A(+)P(+)M(-) A nerve root was considered avulsed from the spinal cord when either ventral or dorsal roots were unrecognizable on axial view On coronal and oblique coronal view, nerve roots were considered ... without nerve root avulsion, however, have been reported [7] Avulsion injury may be necessary to be evaluated on nerve rootlets Conventional myelography provide good anatomical depiction of root...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... allocated to one of two treatment arms: (i) ultrasound- guided injection of the plantar fascia with corticosteroid (experimental group), or (ii) ultrasound- guided injection of the plantar fascia with ... Efficacy of tibial nerve block, local steroid injection or both in the treatment of plantar heel pain syndrome Foot 2009, 19:98-100 64 Koscielniak-Nielsen Z: Ultrasound- guided peripheral nerve blocks: ... follow-up in order to evaluate data as one independent sample Plantar fascia measurements and ultrasound guided injections will be performed with a variable frequency (5-10 MHz) linear array transducer...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... Vasc Surg 2000, 32(1):190-191 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-518 Cite this article as: Tokue et al.: Ultrasound- guided thrombin injection for the treatment of an iatrogenic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: ... thrombin [8,9] as well as metallic stents and detachable silicone balloons [10] Percutaneous thrombin injections for the treatment of visceral [11], renal [12] and extremity pseudoaneurysms Page of ... embolization to avoid hepatic infarction The rationale for this choice may be insufficient However, US -guided percutaneous thrombin injection therapy may be considered as an alternative to TAE or surgical...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... itself of ultrasound- guided central venous cannulation versus the landmark method in critical care patients [14] This prospective study was designed to compare the real-time ultrasound- guided approach ... Real-time ultrasound- guided method The neck area was prepared and draped sterilely with the patient supine as described above A 7.5-MHz linear-array ultrasound probe connected to a real-time ultrasound ... components of catheterisation kits and were not modified versions for use with ultrasound All ultrasoundguided and landmark -guided catheterisations were performed by well-trained attending cardiologists,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... Real-time ultrasound- guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a feasibility study Venkatakrishna Rajajee1*, Jeffrey J Fletcher1, Lauryn R Rochlen2, Teresa L Jacobs1 Abstract Introduction: Ultrasound ... subarachnoid hemorrhage; SD: standard deviation; TBI: traumatic brain injury; US: ultrasound; US-PT: ultrasound guided percutaneous tracheostomy Acknowledgements Institutional Review Board approval: ... Krstulović B: Ultrasound- guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a safe method to avoid cranial misplacement of the tracheostomy tube Intensive Care Med 2000, 26:1379-1381 Sustić A: Role of ultrasound...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Level III (limited) evidence for lumbar intraarticular injections, 24,25 Level II-1 evidence for lumbar facet joint nerve blocks,26-28 and Level II-2 evidence for lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.29-31 ... phase was not part of the study Therapeutic Lumbar Facet Joint Nerve Blocks In the therapeutic phase, patients were treated with lumbar facet joint nerve blocks under fluoroscopy in a sterile ... indicated and lumbar facet joint nerve blocks were repeated based on the response to the prior interventions with improvement in physical and functional status Lumbar facet joint nerve blocks...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:07

... left sciatic nerve was exposed via a lateral approach Proximal to the sciatic trifurcation, the nerve was freed of adhering connective tissue along 7-10 mm One third to one half of the nerve was ... of sciatic nerve Although it is not clear why Nnat expression was increased in DRG cells of axotomized rat, it is possible that a peripheral nerve injury such as axotomy of sciatic nerve, being ... Bisby MA: Increased activation of nuclear factor kappa B in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglion neurons following partial sciatic nerve injuries Brain research 1998, 797:243-254 26 Lee KM, Kang BS,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... fifth intercostal nerves were transferred to the left musculocutaneous nerve [9], the sixth and seventh intercostal nerves to the left thoracodorsal nerve, and the left accessory nerve to the left ... ulnar nerve (about 10% thickness of the original nerve) were separated from Figure Preparation of the donor C7 root Preparation of the donor C7 root The contralateral healthy seventh cervical nerve ... third to fifth intercostal nerves (1) were transferred to the left musculocutaneous nerve (2) and the left accessory nerve (3) was connected to the ipsilateral suprascapular nerve (4) These procedures...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... come in various forms With the costs of ultrasound equipment decreasing and the advancement in ultrasound technology and knowledge, it is inevitable that ultrasound will become an indispensable ... unacceptable and almost inexcusable in some cases not to utilize ultrasound in the management of patients, for example, ultrasound- guided pericardiocentesis and vascular access Practitioners, on ... on the Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound and Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound Curriculum Development Boards of the Australasian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine Published: June 2010...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:02

... focused ultrasound ablation Ultrasound Med Biol 2004;30:1217-22 Miller DL, Song J Tumor growth reduction and DNA transfer by cavitation-enhanced high-intensity focused ultrasound in vivo Ultrasound ... hepatocellular carcinoma by using magnetic resonance imaging -guided focused ultrasound Gastroenterology 2004;127:S242-7 Wang X, Sun J High-intensity focused ultrasound in patients with late-stage pancreatic ... tumors Ultrasound Med Biol 2009;35:967-75 Wang Z, Bai J, Li F, Du Y, Wen S, Hu K, Xu G, Ma P, Yin N, Chen W, Wu F, Feng R Study of a “biologic focal region” of high-intensity focused ultrasound Ultrasound...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 10:19

... Root Cause Analysis Nhóm 6-QT1.2 MÔ HÌNH RCA (ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS) A.Sơ lược mô hình RCA: I.Mô hình RCA 1.Khái niệm: Root Cause Analysis – RCA (phân tích ... bản: ♥ Vấn đề gì? ♥ Tại xảy ra? ♥ Điều thực để ngăn chặn nó? 2.Chức năng: GVHD: Nguyễn Vịnh Trang: Root Cause Analysis Nhóm 6-QT1.2 Trong tất vấn đề sống, từ hoạt đông bình thường đến trình kinh ... trông quy tắc sau: Cách 1: Sử dụng mô hình xương cá (Fishbone Diagram) GVHD: Nguyễn Vịnh Trang: Root Cause Analysis - Nhóm 6-QT1.2 Xác định vấn đề: ghi lại xác vấn đề cách chi tiết ( áp dụng 5w:...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2013, 21:40