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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2025; 35(02): 332-334
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1796645
Technical Report

Seven Golden Steps for Performing Safe and Effective Percutaneous C-Arm-Guided Vertebral Intervention

1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Nishith Kumar
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Percutaneous C-arm-guided diagnostic or therapeutic vertebral intervention has advantages of real-time monitoring of needle progression in vertebrae in craniocaudal or caudocranial angulation. To minimize the complications of nerve root or spinal cord damage, stepwise methodical intervention is pertinent. In this technical report, we demonstrate the seven golden steps for a safe and effective C-arm-guided vertebral intervention.

Note

The manuscript was presented as an electronic poster at the 12th Annual Conference of the Musculoskeletal Society of India in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (August 16–18, 2024).




Publication History

Article published online:
11 December 2024

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