Percutaneous Endoscopic Diskectomy using an Interlaminar Approach Based on 3D CT/MRFusion Imaging

2018FundamentalsLumbarInterlaminar
Written By Cyrill Altorfer
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Background With effective preoperative planning, percutaneous endoscopic diskectomy (PED) via an interlaminar approach (PED-IL) can reduce the need for partial laminectomy. Our aim was to assess the clinical outcomes of PED-IL, planned using three-dimensional fusion of computed tomography and magnetic resonance (3D CT/ MR) images.
 

Full citation: Hirayama J, Hashimoto M. Percutaneous Endoscopic Diskectomy using an Interlaminar Approach Based on 3D CT/MR Fusion Imaging. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2019 Mar;80(2):88-95. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673399. Epub 2018 Dec 24. PMID: 30583302.

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