Some healthcare providers prefer to use fluoroscopic guidance with every patient to assist them in viewing the needle as it's placed. The side effects and risks associated with a lumbar puncture ...

A lumbar puncture involves testing your spinal fluid for signs of MS. To do so, your doctor will insert a needle into the lower part of your back to remove spinal fluid. A lumbar puncture is the ...

Lumbar Puncture: A medical procedure where a needle is inserted into the lower back to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF): A clear fluid ...

This is called cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture checks for leukaemia cells in the CSF. Using a special needle your child’s doctor, or specialist nurse, takes a sample of the CSF from ...