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Comparative Study
Interpretation of contrast dispersal patterns by experienced and inexperienced interventionalists.
Determine how accurately inexperienced interventionalists interpret epidural contrast dispersal patterns compared with experienced interventionalists. ⋯ Even with 6 months of intensive experience, trainees are significantly less accurate than experienced physicians in the interpretation of contrast dispersal patterns from transforaminal epidural injections. The competency of interventional trainees and the amount of experience necessary to safely perform epidural injections deserve further examination.