PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lecigne, R.
AU  - Garnon, J.
AU  - Cazzato, R.L.
AU  - Auloge, P.
AU  - Dalili, D.
AU  - Koch, G.
AU  - Gangi, A.
TI  - Transforaminal Insertion of a Thermocouple on the Posterior Vertebral Wall Combined with Hydrodissection during Lumbar Spinal Radiofrequency Ablation
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A6233
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1786--1790
VI  - 40
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/40/10/1786.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/40/10/1786.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2019 Oct 01; 40
AB  - SUMMARY: The purpose of the present article is to describe the technique of transforaminal insertion of an ultrathin thermosensor in the anterior epidural space in 13 patients treated by radiofrequency ablation. The mean time taken to position the thermosensor was 10.6 minutes (range, 5–38 minutes). Technical success was 93% (correct positioning in 13/14 levels). Additional hydrodissection was performed through the same access in 11 cases. No postoperative neural deficit was elicited in any of the cases.RFAradiofrequency ablation