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Image-Guided Spine Intervention
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.56059
EAN: 9780721600215
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0721600212
Label: Saunders
Manufacturer: Saunders
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: November 19, 2002
Publisher: Saunders
Studio: Saunders
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Editorial Review:
This book provides all the information necessary to perform today's full range of image-guided interventional procedures for the alleviation of spine and back pain. Over 625 spectacular illustrations and images--combined with careful, step-by-step instructions show precisely how to perform each technique and avoid complications. Coverage includes important techniques such as facet joint and sacroiliac joint injections, vertebroplasty, discography, and intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET).- Each chapter addresses a specific procedure, consistently covering pertinent anatomy · patient selection criteria · contraindications · equipment · medications · step-by-step procedural instructions · potential complications · post-procedure care · and follow-up guidelines
- All chapters conclude with informative case studies, relevant CPT® codes, references, and commentaries by an expert neurosurgeon.
- Hundreds of superb, full-color anatomical photographsplus razor-sharp radiographs and MR and CT imagesreproduce exactly what readers will see when performing each procedure.
- A full chapter examines the contrast agents, anesthetics, and steroids used during spinal procedures.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Clearly Written, Excellent Text
All medical texts should be this good. Each topic is discussed thoroughly, in understandable language. Jargon is held to a minimum. The illustrations, radiographs and photographs are clear, and on the appropriate page (something a LOT of texts don't seem capable of achieving), Highly recommended.
Rating: - Much more than pictures
This book includes lots and lots of extremely useful pictures, AND is a precise and complete "how-to" guide. It is also easy to use and pleasant to read. It is my best buy in the field, confirmed by more experienced practicioners.
Rating: - The best
I am a physician in Brazil and I consider this book the best in this specialty.
Rating:  - Geat Resource on the Subject.
This book offers insight to pain managment and lay out of patient procedures and functional use for pain controll. Highly recommend for students and doctors a like. Need strong medical back ground for the latter chapters, a good refernce for boards and residence programs.
Rating: - Great book
I have recently received my book and am thrilled. I have seen it at several pain meetings, but hadn't pulled the trigger on which pain book would give me my most bang for the book (Waldman, Raj, etc.). Image-Guided Spine Intervention is an excellent book and accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do, that is being a "how-to" book with superb imaging. In fact, I have yet to see a book that has more clear images than this book. While there are a few things that are missing in this book (discographic ... Read More
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