Air Bubbles Mimic Disc Herniation in MRI after Cervical Epidural Block |
Kim, Tae-Sam
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sae-Woori Spine Hospital)
Shin, Sung-Sik (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sae-Woori Spine Hospital) Kim, Jung-Ryul (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sae-Woori Spine Hospital) Kim, Dal-Yong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Christian Hospital) |
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