The need for magnetic resonance imaging before epidural corticosteroid injection

PM R. 2013 Mar;5(3):230-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.02.002.

Authors

Steven P Cohen¹, Timothy Maus, D J Kennedy

Affiliation

¹ Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 23481331
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.02.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
Decision Making
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease / prevention & control
Injections, Epidural*
Low Back Pain / drug therapy*
Low Back Pain / etiology
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Spinal Injuries / prevention & control

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones