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Fig. 4

From: A novel technique for managing symptomatic spinal cysts using epiduroscopic neural laser decompression: technical note and preliminary results

Fig. 4

a Epiduroscopic image shows a laser electrode inserted into the cystic mass (white arrow) and the confirmed mass (black arrow). b Epiduroscopic image shows a laser electrode inserted into the cystic mass (white arrow); after decompression, cerebrospinal fluid was expelled and the cyst decompressed (black arrow). c T2-weighted axial magnetic resonance (MR) image shows the inflated cyst containing cerebrospinal fluid and occupying the spinal canal (white arrow). d Post-operative MR image shows the released dural sac and deflated Tarlov cyst (white arrow)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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