Comparison of Radiation Exposure during Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections at Different Vertebral Levels |
Hwang, Yun Mi
(Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Min Hee (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Seon-Jeong (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Sheen-Woo (Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Hospital) Chung, Hye Won (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Sang Hoon (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Shin, Myung Jin (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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