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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Simple Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Lumbar Puncture: Safety and Effectiveness of a Coaxial Curved-Needle Technique in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Complex Spines

J.P. Jacobson, B.C. Cristiano and D.R. Hoss
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2020, 41 (1) 183-188; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6351
J.P. Jacobson
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
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B.C. Cristiano
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
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D.R. Hoss
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
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Simple Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Lumbar Puncture: Safety and Effectiveness of a Coaxial Curved-Needle Technique in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Complex Spines
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2020, 41 (1) 183-188; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6351

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