RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Transforaminal Insertion of a Thermocouple on the Posterior Vertebral Wall Combined with Hydrodissection during Lumbar Spinal Radiofrequency Ablation
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1786
OP 1790
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A6233
VO 40
IS 10
A1 Lecigne, R.
A1 Garnon, J.
A1 Cazzato, R.L.
A1 Auloge, P.
A1 Dalili, D.
A1 Koch, G.
A1 Gangi, A.
YR 2019
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/40/10/1786.abstract
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