Matthew Smuck, M.D.
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Duration of fluoroscopic-guided spine interventions and radiation exposure is increased in overweight patients.
PM R. 2013; (4): 291-6
The impact of patient body mass index (BMI) on image-guided spine interventions remains unknown. Higher BMI is known to complicate the acquisition of radiographic images. Therefore it can be hypothesized that the patient's body habitus can influence the delivery of a spinal injection.
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