An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients. An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., March 20 (UPI) -- An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, U.S. researchers advise.

A lumbar puncture is sometimes called a “spinal tap.” It’s a medical procedure that can involve collecting a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF is the fluid that surrounds your spinal cord and ...

SimpliCT (NeoRad) uses a laser beam to guide needle placement during image-guided, non-vascular procedures in the interventional radiology setting, such as biopsies, drainages, nerve infiltrations and ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done ...