Standalone anteroposterior contrast spread pattern is insufficient to distinguish lumbar epidural from extradural spread: A prospective study
This study reveals that utilizing a standalone AP view without a CLO view was inadequate to distinguish epidural from non-epidural spread. Specifically, our study supports the continued use of CLO depth views to identify epidural contrast spread correctly.
Authors
- Jatinder Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-5356)
- Thomas Simopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5775-7635)
- Viet Cai
- Alexandra Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-3184)
- Afrin Sagir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-3043)
- Nasir Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-1002)
- Chen Liang
- Jyotsna Nagda
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100634
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00