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. 2017 Oct 1;2017:7920438. doi: 10.1155/2017/7920438

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Copyright © 2017 Stanley K. H. Lam et al.

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(a) Procedure for paravertebral hydrodissection: needle approaching the paravertebral space. CTL: costotransverse ligament, I: iliocostalis, IM: intercostal muscles, L: longissimus, P: pleura, R: rhomboid, S: spinalis, T: trapezius, SPS: serratus posterior superior, and TP: inferior edge of the transverse process as observed by volume averaging. The yellow band is centered over the costotransverse ligament. The yellow solid arrows show the needle. (b) Procedure for paravertebral hydrodissection: needle tip through the costotransverse ligament. Stop advancing the needle just as the tip passes the costotransverse ligament. (c) Procedure for paravertebral hydrodissection: visualization of the pleura. Pleura being pushed away by fluid.