Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 534-548 , April 2010

A Metaanalysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Ozone Treatments for Herniated Lumbar Discs

  • Jim Steppan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • ActiveO, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Thomas Meaders, BS

      Affiliations

    • ActiveO, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Mario Muto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiology Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • ,
  • Kieran J. Murphy, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Fitzgerald Building, Room 112, 150 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada
    • Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to K.J.M.

Received 29 May 2009 ,Revised 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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 This study was funded in part by ActiveO (Salt Lake City, Utah), a company with a product that relates to the subject of this research. All of the authors acknowledge direct and/or indirect financial relationship(s) with ActiveO. J.S. and T.M. are salaried employees of ActiveO.

 From the SIR 2009 Annual Meeting.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01668-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.393

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 534-548 , April 2010

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