Percutaneous Cervical Vertebroplasty in a MultifunctionalImage-Guided Therapy Suite: Hybrid Lateral Approach to C1 andC4 Under CT and Fluoroscopic Guidance

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-0159-5· OSTI ID:21091351

Schaeren, S ^[1]; Jacob, A L ^[2]; Martin, J B ^[3]; Wetzel, S G ^[2]

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1. University of Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Switzerland)
2. University Hospital of Basel, Department of Radiology (Switzerland)
3. University Hospital of Geneva, Department of Radiology (Switzerland)

A 76-year-old patient suffering from two painful osteolytic metastases in C1 and C4 underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty by a hybrid technique in a multi-functional image-guided therapy suite (MIGTS). Two trocars were first placed into the respective bodies of C1 and C4 under fluoroscopic computed tomography guidance using a lateral approach. Thereafter, the patient was transferred on a moving table to the digital subtraction angiography unit in the same room for implant injection. Good pain relief was achieved by this minimally invasive procedure without complications. A hybrid approach for vertebroplasty in a MIGTS appears to be safe and feasible and might be indicated in selected cases for difficult accessible lesions.

• OSTI ID: 21091351
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 28, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-0159-5; Copyright (c) 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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