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Procedures – Back and Neck

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This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures related to the back and neck. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.

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A
  • Autopsy
B
  • Bone mineral density testing
  • Bone scan
  • Bone scintigraphy
C
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • CAT scan
  • Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
  • Cerebrospinal fluid tap
  • Computed axial tomography
  • Computed tomography scan
  • CSF analysis
  • CSF tap
  • CT scan
D
  • DEXA/DXA
  • Discogram
  • Discography
  • Diskogram
  • Diskography
  • Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
E
  • Electromyography
  • EMG
  • Endoscopic parathyroidectomy
  • Epidural anesthesia
  • Epidural blood patch
F
  • Fracture reduction
G
  • Glossectomy
H
  • Hemiglossectomy
I
  • Imaging, magnetic resonance
  • Intervertebral discectomy
L
  • Lamina removal
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminotomy
  • Laryngectomy
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Lumbar puncture
M
  • Mediastinal tumor resection
  • Myelogram
  • Myelography for detecting a herniated disc
N
  • Needle biopsy: thyroid
P
  • Parathyroid gland removal--conventional
  • Parathyroid gland removal--minimally invasive
  • Parathyroid gland removal--open
  • Parathyroid gland removal--standard
  • Parathyroidectomy, endoscopic
  • Parathyroidectomy, radio-guided
  • Parathyroidectomy, video-assisted
  • Parathyroidectomy--conventional
  • Parathyroidectomy--minimally invasive
  • Parathyroidectomy--open
  • Parathyroidectomy--standard
  • Partial glossectomy
  • Puncture, lumbar
R
  • Radio-guided parathyroidectomy
  • Radionuclide bone scan
  • Removal of the lamina
  • Removal of the thymus gland
S
  • Setting of fracture
  • Spinal and epidural anesthesia
  • Spinal anesthesia
  • Spinal arthrodesis
  • Spinal fusion
  • Spinal injection of corticosteroids
  • Spinal tap
T
  • Technetium thyroid scan
  • Thymectomy
  • Thyroid scan
  • Thyroid scintiscan
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Tonsillectomy—adult
  • Tonsillectomy—child
  • Total glossectomy
  • Tracheostomy—adult
  • Tracheostomy—child
  • Tracheotomy—adult
  • Tracheotomy—child
V
  • Vertebral interbody fusion
  • Video-assisted parathyroidectomy

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